within doors

Example Sentences

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Both families are from Basra in southern Iraq, and they lived within doors of one another in Dearborn.

From Time • Feb. 25, 2011

“Keep within doors, Ophelia. I would not have you appear in public view,” he ordered.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

For two days Mère Clouet, Yvonne and Jean remained within doors in nerve-racking uncertainty, trembling at the slightest sound, or the faintest cry in the streets.

From When a Cobbler Ruled a King by Seaman, Augusta Huiell

Sometimes the croaking and hooting of frogs and toads were so loud, that we could not hear one another's voices within doors.

From Oregon and Eldorado or, Romance of the Rivers by Bulfinch, Thomas

Split up the ends of the stems that they may absorb plentiful water, and the golden plumes will soon open to fullest glory within doors.

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse