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
  • The good news is that removal of the IUD is a breeze compared to insertion.
    Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 26 Jan. 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The two steps of insertion and ejaculation can take no more than a five-count in some species.
    Emily Willingham, Wired, 22 Sep. 2020
  • These drops should be added to the contact lens before insertion.
    Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 29 June 2023
  • 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
  • The insertion of diversity just felt like this is what life is like for them now.
    Marquia Walton, ELLE, 20 July 2023
  • Part of her treatment included the insertion of a bile duct stent.
    CBS News, 23 Aug. 2019
  • His insertion spurred an attitude change that helped turn the game around.
    Tim Griffin, ajc, 23 Sep. 2017
  • 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
  • Urias’ insertion will push the Dodgers’ rotation back a day.
    Jorge Castillo, latimes.com, 19 June 2019
  • 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
  • Then the subjects had a procedure: a real or fake insertion of a stent.
    Alaska Dispatch News, 2 Nov. 2017
  • 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 flag and insertion of Falk temporarily rejuvenated the Jets, who went on to kick a field goal on the drive to avoid the shutout.
    Mary Kay Cabot, cleveland.com, 17 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • If needles give you the shivers, look away for the quarter-second in which yours is placed; then ask a staffer to cover up the insertion site for you.
    Lauren Oster, Health.com, 2 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • After insertion, the Cartiva cartilage protrudes slightly from the metatarsal bone at the base of the big toe.
    Laura Johannes, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2018
  • The actual insertion of the needle and catheter (the tiny tube that delivers the medicine) is timed to be done between contractions so that the pregnant person can hold still.
    Robin Elise Weiss, Phd, Parents, 22 July 2024
  • The problem is that the targeting sequences in the loops are quite short, with the insertion site targeted by a recognition sequence that's only four to seven bases long.
    John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 June 2024

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