How to Use insertion in a Sentence

insertion

noun
Definition of insertionnext
  • Treatment may include the insertion of a tube in his ear.
  • The socket contains a safety shutter that requires insertion of at least two pins to open.
    — Brian Browdie, Quartz Africa, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Once growth and division begin to happen, the cells become viable for insertion into a donor egg.
    — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 21 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 therapy involves the insertion of fine needles into the skin to produce a therapeutic effect.
    — Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • Emotet used compromised Word documents (.doc) attached to phishing emails as initial insertion vectors.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 6 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Not only the start and insertion, but also once inside.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2022
  • 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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