into
preposition
in·to ˈin-(ˌ)tü 
-tə
1
came into the house
enter into an alliance
2
: in the direction of
looking into the sun
3
: to a position of contact with : against
ran into a wall
4
a
: to the state, condition, or form of
got into trouble
b
: to the occupation, action, or possession of
go into farming
c
: involved with or interested in
into sports
not into her music
5
far into the night
6
dividing 3 into 6 gives 2
Examples of into in a Sentence
She came into the room. a medicine injected into the bloodstream Please put the bowl into the sink. They were heading into town. He jumped into the pool. She was just staring into space.
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The owners of a beloved Monrovia burger joint are asking for help after thieves broke into their home and stole their entire life savings of $140,000. —
Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 Koch gave insight into the crew’s worries before the mission, saying the astronauts grappled with the idea that the mission wouldn’t make much of a difference. —Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026 With the loss, an otherwise encouraging season for a young Charlotte squad (44-38) ends in the play-in while the Magic (45-37) extend their year into the first round of the playoffs. —Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2026 The Red Sox could not take advantage of a two-out walk by Connor Wong in the bottom of the eighth, and in the top of the ninth Aroldis Chapman came on and immediately ran into trouble, allowing Detroit’s first hit since the first inning on a leadoff single by Javier Baez. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for into
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Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 Koch gave insight into the crew’s worries before the mission, saying the astronauts grappled with the idea that the mission wouldn’t make much of a difference. —Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 18 Apr. 2026 With the loss, an otherwise encouraging season for a young Charlotte squad (44-38) ends in the play-in while the Magic (45-37) extend their year into the first round of the playoffs. —Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Apr. 2026 The Red Sox could not take advantage of a two-out walk by Connor Wong in the bottom of the eighth, and in the top of the ninth Aroldis Chapman came on and immediately ran into trouble, allowing Detroit’s first hit since the first inning on a leadoff single by Javier Baez. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for into
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“Into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/into. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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into
preposition
in·to ˈin-tə
-tü
1
came into the room
enter into an agreement
2
a
: to the state, condition, or form of
got into trouble
divide into four parts
b
: to the occupation, action, or possession of
go into farming
3
: against sense 4
ran into a wall
4
: involved with or interested in
was never into abstract art
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