inlaid

Definition of inlaidnext
past tense of inlay

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The gourmet kitchen has inset cabinetry, beam ceilings, an expansive island, a professional six-burner dual-oven range, dual dishwashers and a custom pizza oven.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Oval Glass Doors That front door with an oval glass inset?
    Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Boston inserted Baylor Scheierman and Luka Garza to begin the second quarter, and both made immediate impacts.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t expect to see Mitchell Robinson inserted into the starting lineup.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a budget bombshell last year, stunning the city workforce by proposing widespread layoffs and other cuts in a bid to erase a $1-billion spending gap.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But the Cold War analogy cuts in both directions.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In January, Marie underwent an endoscopy and her esophagus muscles were injected with Botox to try to relax them, but the treatment failed.
    Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Top center Jack Eichel, who had 90 points for the second consecutive season, said Tortorella injected confidence in a team that was lacking it just three years after winning the Stanley Cup.
    Mark Anderson, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Part of Ayers’s respect in the hip-hop community is derived from his willingness to work with the artists who’ve sampled and interpolated him.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The song has been sampled or interpolated over 150 times, according to Whosampled.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The White House interspersed video clips of its strikes in Iran with imagery from Nintendo’s Wii Sports in a post on March 12, and cut footage of the strikes with clips from various action movies and TV shows on March 5.
    Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Many of those at the Mass had been in place for hours to secure a spot for the vibrant liturgy interspersed with music from a local choir.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Daigneault worked in college for a few years and did the same.
    Doug Haller, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Some confusion led to a 50/50 jump ball, which Miami won and worked in a cross, and Germán Berterame headed it in at the back post.
    Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The staffer interjected that Telemundo was ready for him.
    Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
  • During the forum, when some audience members interjected as Weiser answered questions about Israel and Gaza, Taslimi — who moderated the event — intervened.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Inlaid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inlaid. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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