inward
Example Sentences
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The dam, which is 30% complete, was meant to be an architectural centerpiece—bowing outward, in defiance of standard engineering in which dams arc inward.
In that scenario, material would fall inward through rapidly rotating inner regions of the disc, producing much broader signals.
From Science Daily
While many people in your position might solely be looking inward, you are also looking the opposite direction.
From MarketWatch
Long seen as a philosophical counterpoint to “2001,” the film turns isolation inward, where the danger isn’t running out of resources but being unable to escape yourself.
From Los Angeles Times
The mention of Anna May made Ma’s lip draw inward, but after a moment she said, “Okay. That’s okay,” as if she was trying to convince herself.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
