deep inside

adv

deep inside

adv

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at heart, deep down

But deep inside he knew the truth was he longed for one last great adventure.1998, Jon Land, Dead Simple, Forge, →ISBN, page 156:
Besides, sometimes, deep inside, she longed to be twelve again.2008, Susan May Warren, Finding Stefanie, Tyndale, →ISBN, page 61:

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He's been short-tempered and snappy for as long as I can remember. But for what it's worth—deep inside—he's a good man.2010, Judy Duarte, His, Hers and…Theirs?, Silhouette Books, →ISBN, page 45:

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