indoors
adverb
in·doors
| \ ˈin-ˈdȯrz
, (ˌ)in-\
, (ˌ)in-\
Definition of indoors
: in or into a building
Examples of indoors in a Sentence
The game will be played indoors.
He worked indoors all afternoon.
We went indoors when it began to rain.
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Signs advised guests to stay indoors, and doors were secured with heavy zip ties to prevent access to outdoor areas. — Samantha Mcnesby, USA TODAY, "How Disney World kept the magic alive as Hurricane Dorian threatened Florida," 4 Sep. 2019 Vivian Ekchian said in an email that administrators constantly monitored the air quality to see if students needed to be kept indoors. — Andy Nguyen, Glendale News-Press, "Having fully contained the Eagle Rock fire, firefighters now focus on cleanup," 27 Aug. 2019 Stay away from valleys and other low-lying areas that can easily become flooded, and stay indoors, as flying debris presents a huge danger during these violent storms. — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, "How Do Hurricanes Form?," 13 Aug. 2019 On Sunday, a Reuters reporter saw a police van driving around one part of Srinagar announcing that restrictions had been imposed again and asking people to stay indoors. — NBC News, "India cracks down on Kashmir ahead of Muslim Eid festival," 11 Aug. 2019 The exhibit begins with an expansive outdoor garden and then moves indoors with a display of many of the two dozen plants named after — and in many cases discovered by — Burle Marx. — Washington Post, "Huge NY show honors Brazilian Modern landscape architect," 30 July 2019 In case of rain, the show will move indoors to the turn at the Hamilton Ice Arena. — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, "History of Crocker Park is ‘porch talk’ topic in Bay Village: West Shore Chatter," 23 July 2019 Same type of storm right now moving NNE from Sedalia (just northwest of Castle Rock) in Douglas County Move indoors and stay away from windows if in that area. — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, "Severe thunderstorm warning for Denver, Aurora as hail moves in; tornado watch in place for Denver," 4 July 2019 Louis Vuitton's creative director Nicolas Ghesquière, Nina Dobrev, Laura Harrier, and friends danced until midnight, after which the party moved indoors to a lounge space on the second floor of the museum. — Zachary Schwartz, Vogue, "Emma Stone, Ruth Negga, and Jennifer Connelly Pulled an All-Nighter at the Louis Vuitton Cruise After-Party," 9 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'indoors.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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indoors
adverb
English Language Learners Definition of indoors
: in, inside, or into a building
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indoors
adverb
in·doors
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Kids Definition of indoors
: in or into a building
These games are played indoors.
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