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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • The self-adjusting foam earplugs expand in the ear upon insertion.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 11 June 2021
  • Some people are scared off by accounts of the pain involved with the insertion of an intrauterine device.
    New York Times, 10 June 2021
  • The 23-year-old has had season put on hold, first by the minor league season being pushed back and then by a stress fracture in his right foot that required the insertion of a screw.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 15 June 2021
  • The insertion and removal process isn’t quite as simple as sticking a pad on your underwear or pulling on a tampon string.
    Victoria Song, The Verge, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The ancient practice involves the insertion of thin needles through the skin on specific anatomical points of the body.
    Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Durst's long list of surgeries and procedures includes the opening of his skull and insertion of a stent to drain fluid and the removal of part of his esophagus.
    Paul Vercammen, CNN, 17 Mar. 2021
  • For these notices, state statutes allow a newspaper to charge $1.25 per name per insertion.
    Will Langhorne, Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2023
  • But Chicago’s insertion of Dalton, who began the season as the starter, midway through the second quarter didn’t change the Ravens’ big-play troubles.
    Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 21 Nov. 2021
  • For her, the insertion process was akin to premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
    Lindsey Murray, Health, 16 Dec. 2023
  • In total, 84 genes were deleted and three were short insertions, altering the genome structure.
    Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2023

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