inwards
towards the interior or middle of something
in, into, or towards the mind or spirit
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How to use inwards in a sentence
“Anyone who looks only inwards is not going to be as successful as someone who looks outside, the world over,” Bratton said.
And the borders of them were of one handbreadth, turned inwards round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousThe doors opened inwards and those in the outer wall were supplied with bolts (pessul) and bars (serae).
The Private Life of the Romans | Harold Whetstone JohnstonThey generally wore turbans of lambswool, and jackets of sheepskin with the wool inwards.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard RussellBut all the blood in his body seemed to rush inwards to his heart as he spoke, and he absolutely trembled.
North and South | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
As the train steamed out we passed his troops, drawn up in three sides of a square facing inwards, in their shirt-sleeves.
In the Ranks of the C.I.V. | Erskine Childers
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