How to Use insertion in a Sentence

insertion

noun
  • Treatment may include the insertion of a tube in his ear.
  • The report contains a number of insertions.
  • The earplugs have a stem on the end that makes insertion and removal a breeze.
    Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 14 June 2023
  • The worst-case scenario was believed to be the insertion of a stent and an overnight stay.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 9 July 2021
  • Nick Jonas had to lube his club up, as if for insertion.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2021
  • Iguodala’s insertion into the game in the second quarter changed the tone and the flow.
    Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Firstly, the small size and compactness of the thin-film probes are a better match for insertion in the brain.
    Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 17 June 2021
  • Use a table knife to make the insertion slits into the mix and stick the cuttings about halfway in.
    Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 9 Jan. 2020
  • Guyer, spurred by a quarterback change and the insertion of Schneider, held the ball for 14 plays on the drive.
    Randy Jennings, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The two steps of insertion and ejaculation can take no more than a five-count in some species.
    Emily Willingham, Wired, 22 Sep. 2020
  • These drops should be added to the contact lens before insertion.
    Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 29 June 2023
  • The insertion of diversity just felt like this is what life is like for them now.
    Marquia Walton, ELLE, 20 July 2023
  • Part of her treatment included the insertion of a bile duct stent.
    CBS News, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The insertion of this clause might be even more prohibitive than if there wasn’t one at all.
    Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The cup has a stem underneath that helps with insertion and removal.
    Hafsa Khalil, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
  • There’s an Easy Lok ring which opens in one turn for insertion and removal of the cartridge, and easy access to any of the internal parts.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2023
  • One of the few positives of the wacky scheduling of the 2020 season was the insertion of several bye weeks.
    Dallas News, 12 Oct. 2020
  • The flag and insertion of Falk temporarily rejuvenated the Jets, who went on to kick a field goal on the drive to avoid the shutout.
    Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • These sorts of insertions are sometimes marked with a label.
    Jeremy B. Merrill, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2022
  • It was straightened out enough for the Dwyer High School graduate with the Brissett insertion.
    Steve Svekis, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Sep. 2021
  • The cancerous cells possessed the new hemoglobin gene, but the insertion of the gene hadn’t caused the cancer.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2022
  • It’s only the second of its kind in the world, dispensing small books at random with the insertion of Third Man tokens.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Whatever its moniker, the new insertions read like the handiwork of a summer intern who’s lived in the city for six days.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2024
  • The move to a more offensive bent with the insertion of Herro into the starting five was supposed to take some of the pressure off the Heat defense.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Oct. 2022
  • In the process of copying itself, the gene drive can also add, delete or modify genes at its insertion point.
    Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019
  • That, in turn, threw off the timing of downstream post-launch events, including the orbit insertion burn.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2020
  • The insertion of microchips into the stocked fish helps gauge the success of these recovery efforts.
    Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Sep. 2020
  • Not only the start and insertion, but also once inside.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2022
  • As for removing the fist completely, Dr. Powell says that that can get dicier than the initial insertion.
    Sophie Saint Thomas, refinery29.com, 28 June 2024
  • But this was, once again, a random insertion of Trump’s fascination with the character Anthony Hopkins played across three films.
    Daniel D'addario, Variety, 19 July 2024

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