How to Use indoors in a Sentence

indoors

adverb
  • The game will be played indoors.
  • We went indoors when it began to rain.
  • He worked indoors all afternoon.
  • But the long-time friends didn't just spend the days indoors.
    — Morgan M. Evans, Fox News, 31 Aug. 2018
  • Many such markets are closed for the year, while some have moved indoors.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Nov. 2019
  • If grilling indoors, place a grill pan over high heat and turn on the venting fan.
    — Kristen Bateman, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Mar. 2015
  • March and April are the time to plant trees, shrubs and start your seeds indoors.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 7 Apr. 2020
  • These must be brought indoors each night to avoid dews that settle in the cool of night.
    — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 8 June 2018
  • Fans will still be included if the spring game is moved indoors.
    — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2018
  • In the event of cloudy or severe weather, the event will move indoors.
    — cleveland, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Chicago knows how to live indoors with the weather, the whole thing.
    — Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com, 9 June 2017
  • Women, who were then largely forced to stay indoors, could no longer come.
    — Maija Liuhto, Longreads, 12 Sep. 2017
  • Some of the acts performing had to be moved indoors because of the rain.
    — Daniel Shular, courant.com, 21 June 2019
  • Wait for the fig plant to go dormant before moving it indoors.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 12 Feb. 2025
  • They had been forced to flee or stay indoors because of the violence.
    — Washington Post, 15 May 2017
  • That is preferable to digging the whole plant up and moving it indoors.
    — Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2020
  • Life indoors twenty-four hours a day every day was dreary and at times hard to bear.
    — Jiwei Xiao, The New York Review of Books, 6 Apr. 2020
  • If ash is falling, the best course of action is to stay indoors and close the windows.
    — Umair Irfan, Vox, 17 May 2018
  • As the first snow of the year fell, the government hoped that people would stay indoors.
    — The Economist, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Residents in the area were asked to stay indoors, police said.
    — Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, OregonLive.com, 1 May 2018
  • First, don't leave your camera in a hot car, and keep it indoors as much as possible.
    — Washington Post, 26 July 2021
  • Sprayers should also be stored indoors, as any water in the valves can freeze and ruin the sprayer.
    — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Store the mower indoors, if at all possible, and under a tarp to keep off the dust.
    — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 11 Sep. 2019
  • Residents were urged not to breathe in the smoke or ash and to stay indoors, if possible.
    — USA TODAY, 9 May 2017
  • The ideal place to be for an anxious dog to be is indoors, in a familiar place, with you.
    — Southern Living, 3 July 2018
  • Here’s how to keep it from losing its mind indoorsAs for the crow and seagull?
    — Jared Gilmour, sacbee, 1 May 2018
  • In fact, rainy days have a plethora of perks, like giving you the perfect excuse to get cozy and stay indoors.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 3 Apr. 2020
  • The Egyptians weren't the only ones bringing the plant indoors, though.
    — Nicol Natale, Woman's Day, 15 Nov. 2018
  • Read about six fun things to do around New Orleans this weekend (all of which are indoors).
    — Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 12 Jan. 2018
  • All the more reason to keep your pets indoors—and to respect the power of these tiny bacteria.
    — Erin Blakemore, Smithsonian, 29 June 2017

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