How to Use insertion in a Sentence
insertion
noun- Treatment may include the insertion of a tube in his ear.
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The socket contains a safety shutter that requires insertion of at least two pins to open.
—Brian Browdie, Quartz Africa, 17 Oct. 2020
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Once growth and division begin to happen, the cells become viable for insertion into a donor egg.
—Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 21 Dec. 2020
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After the raw material is collected from bulls, it is packaged and frozen in vials or straws for easier insertion into cows.
—Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2020
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Small enough to fit in a glove box, this kit includes a tire rasp and insertion tools, a tube scuff pad, six assorted patches, five 4-inch tire plugs and a small tube of rubber cement.
—Hannah Drown, cleveland, 1 Dec. 2020
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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
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The therapy involves the insertion of fine needles into the skin to produce a therapeutic effect.
—Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
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In-ear designs allow for very quick insertion and removal and for smooth operation by extension thanks to the simplicity of their form factor.
—Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2020
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Washington’s about-face from a 2-6 start has roughly coincided with his insertion into the starting lineup.
—Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 10 Dec. 2020
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Emotet used compromised Word documents (.doc) attached to phishing emails as initial insertion vectors.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2020
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But the insertion of all this preachy pontification is distracting and takes away from what was fundamentally an interesting concept.
—refinery29.com, 8 Feb. 2021
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The earplugs have a stem on the end that makes insertion and removal a breeze.
—Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 14 June 2023
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The worst-case scenario was believed to be the insertion of a stent and an overnight stay.
—Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 9 July 2021
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Nick Jonas had to lube his club up, as if for insertion.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2021
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Iguodala’s insertion into the game in the second quarter changed the tone and the flow.
—Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2023
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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
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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
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These drops should be added to the contact lens before insertion.
—Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 29 June 2023
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The insertion of diversity just felt like this is what life is like for them now.
—Marquia Walton, ELLE, 20 July 2023
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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
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The cup has a stem underneath that helps with insertion and removal.
—Hafsa Khalil, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
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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
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These sorts of insertions are sometimes marked with a label.
—Jeremy B. Merrill, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2022
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It was straightened out enough for the Dwyer High School graduate with the Brissett insertion.
—Steve Svekis, sun-sentinel.com, 12 Sep. 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Not only the start and insertion, but also once inside.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2022
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Rising wasn’t the opening day starter, but his insertion late in the third quarter at San Diego State on Sept. 18 has fueled this offense.
—Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Oct. 2021
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