Like with % on both sides
SQL> CREATE TABLE customers
2 (
3 id NUMBER,
4 lname VARCHAR2(40) CONSTRAINT customer_lname_nn NOT NULL,
5 state_province VARCHAR2(40),
6 email VARCHAR2(30)
7 );
Table created.
SQL> select lname
2 from customers
3 where lname like '%inl%';
no rows selected
SQL>
SQL> drop table customers;
Table dropped.
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