How to Use inject in a Sentence
inject
verb- We need to inject some life into this party.
- She told a few jokes to inject a little humor into her speech.
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Unsurprisingly, the game show couldn't help but inject some humor into the moment.
— Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 13 Dec. 2022 -
But most of this year's problems stemmed from executioners failing to access inmate's veins to inject the drugs.
— Peter Weber, The Week, 16 Dec. 2022 -
To shore up their connective tissue, steroid users might inject extra growth hormone on top of what their pituitary glands typically pump out.
— William Neff, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022 -
Amber and nutmeg round out the musky base and inject the formula with a barely-there touch of sweetness, like a drizzle of honey stirred into black coffee.
— Taylore Glynn, Allure, 8 Dec. 2022 -
Some people use a needle to inject their insulin, while others use a pump, which gives small doses of insulin throughout the day to maintain a steadier blood sugar level.
— Janelle McSwiggin, Msn, Health, 3 Oct. 2024 -
But the framers are working hard to correct errors, create guardrails, and perhaps most importantly, inject some humility into answers.
— Alan Murray, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2022 -
The sanctions pitch the energy conflict with Moscow into an unpredictable new phase that could inject further volatility into global oil markets.
— Joe Wallace, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2022 -
So what’s required is a way to inject some personality without the risk of athletes saying something harmful to their reputation, their sponsors’ bottom line, or anyone else.
— Amit Katwala, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2022 -
These will serve as her guidelines for where to inject.
— Tori Crowther, Allure, 15 Mar. 2023 -
The final scene in the movie shows the doctor injecting the man's blood into a rat.
— Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 19 July 2023 -
The medicine used for this type of block is injected into the pudendal nerve, a large nerve found in the pelvis.
— Kristi Pahr, Parents, 3 Oct. 2023 -
The original, by Nine Inch Nails, lacks the deep emotion and pain injected by Cash.
— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023 -
It can be injected under the skin of the abdomen, thigh, or upper arm.
— Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2023 -
When injected into mice and hamsters, the virus was shown to cause brain damage and death.
— Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2024 -
The severity of a rattlesnake bite can vary depending on the size of the snake, the amount of venom injected and the location of the bite.
— The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024 -
The edited cells are then injected back into the patient.
— Emily Mullin, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2023 -
In one scene, Ivo injects herself with painkillers intended for a patient, so as to feel numb.
— Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024 -
She is accused of injecting each of them with 60 units of short-acting insulin.
— Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 26 May 2023 -
The actor had been injected with a cocktail of cocaine and heroin and died of a drug overdose.
— Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 24 July 2024 -
McLaren hasn’t forgotten to inject a sense of fun, either.
— Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2024 -
Prey are injected with venom and drained of body fluids.
— Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2023 -
Opioid smokers take small amounts throughout the day to stave off withdrawal, while those who inject shoot the whole hit.
— Gale Holland, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023 -
He was hired in part to inject relentless rah-rah into a franchise that hasn’t reached the playoffs since 2014.
— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024 -
He was hired in part to inject relentless rah-rah into a franchise that hasn’t reached the playoffs since 2014.
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024 -
Now, down to the science – cheek filler is hyaluronic acid gel injected in and around your cheekbone to give your cheeks more volume.
— Tira Urquhart, Essence, 20 Dec. 2023 -
But when the mouse embryos were injected with rat stem cells, the mice developed with forebrains made from rat cells.
— Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024 -
Arrieta did his best to aid the gunner, injecting him with morphine as the crew braced for impact.
— Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023 -
Vancomycin is often injected into a vein (intravenously or IV) for serious bacterial infections.2 It can also be taken by mouth.
— Erika Prouty, Verywell Health, 4 Oct. 2024
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