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.
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There are crossed-out lines and insertions, but not many.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
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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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There was a bit of blood around the IV insertion site.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2025
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So the ride to space and the orbit insertion burn, all perfect.
—ArsTechnica, 1 Apr. 2025
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His insertion spurred an attitude change that helped turn the game around.
—Tim Griffin, ajc, 23 Sep. 2017
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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 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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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 two steps of insertion and ejaculation can take no more than a five-count in some species.
—Emily Willingham, Wired, 22 Sep. 2020
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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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Bloody urine drains from his bladder because it has been injured by a catheter insertion.
—Sandeep Jauhar, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2018
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Part of her treatment included the insertion of a bile duct stent.
—CBS News, 23 Aug. 2019
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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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Hadn’t there been a step-by-step tampon insertion diagram here, on this page?
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
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But these were based on a simple insertion of the gene from spiders, which turned out not to make much protein.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 8 Aug. 2018
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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
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These require insertion to a depth of at least two inches to work properly.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
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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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Or the other way around things could get inserted in, or insertions and deletions.
—Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
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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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There is an incision that is made and an insertion of a tube into the right clavicle.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
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His insertion proved to be the correction choice, and not one Finch likely would’ve made a year ago.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
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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
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The good news is that removal of the IUD is a breeze compared to insertion.
—Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 26 Jan. 2018
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That, in turn, threw off the timing of downstream post-launch events, including the orbit insertion burn.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2020
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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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As ion insertion was stronger on one side than the other, the fiber experienced uneven tension.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Feb. 2026
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The most promising result may have come from the pin insertion and organization task.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026
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