🎁 A holiday package to celebrate the season! Click here and shop now!

TextRanch

The best way to perfect your writing.

Discover why 1,062,726 users count on TextRanch to get their English corrected!

1. Input your text below.
2. Get it corrected in a few minutes by our editors.
3. Improve your English!

One of our experts will correct your English.

Our experts

into the chest vs in to the chest

The correct phrase is "into the chest." The preposition "into" indicates movement towards the inside of something, while "in" alone does not convey the same sense of movement towards the interior.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 847 views

into the chest

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "into the chest" when describing an action of moving something towards the interior of the chest.

Examples:

  • The surgeon carefully inserted the needle into the chest.
  • He placed the key into the chest and locked it.
  • The ball rolled into the chest and got stuck.
  • She felt a sharp pain as the knife went into the chest.
  • The bird flew into the chest and found a cozy spot to rest.
  • Insert the Kelly into the chest and make just the quickest of jabs.
  • The stomach slides up into the chest through a tear in the diaphragm, when you lie down.
  • stomach slides up into the chest through a tear in the diaphragm, when you lie down.
  • You must break into the chest in Montero's study.
  • Air escaped into the chest cavity Until the pressure collapsed both lungs.
  • Plugged into the chest pack, he still has communication.
  • The intestines have gone up into the chest too much that they are pressing on the lungs.
  • Deep neck laceration affecting most of the major blood vessels and extending into the chest.
  • Brian Dempster just put another 500cc's of blood into the chest tube.
  • Insert the needle over the third rib, through the intercostal space, into the chest cavity.
  • Now, the angle of trajectory through Joanna Morgan is into the chest, upward, and out the back.
  • Hands behind it, pull it into the chest.
  • Looks like it came through the neck here, snapping the cerebral cortex... he wouldn't have felt anything... and then into the chest cavity, where it lodged here.
  • It's very awkward to stab down into the chest of someone over half a foot taller.

Alternatives:

  • inside the chest
  • within the chest
  • within the confines of the chest
  • deep into the chest
  • to the chest cavity

in to the chest

This phrase is incorrect in English. The correct form is "into the chest."

Related Comparisons

What Our Customers Are Saying

Our customers love us! We have an average rating of 4.79 stars based on 283,125 votes.
Also check out our 2,100+ reviews on TrustPilot (4.9TextRanch on TrustPilot).

Why choose TextRanch?

Lowest prices
Up to 50% lower than other online editing sites.

Fastest Times
Our team of editors is working for you 24/7.

Qualified Editors
Native English experts for UK or US English.

Top Customer Service
We are here to help. Satisfaction guaranteed!

×

💝 TextRanch Holidays Offer! 💝️

25% special discount
Stock up on credits for the entire year!

Grab this offer now!