eject
verb (used with object)
to drive or force out; expel, as from a place or position.
ejected
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past participleof eject.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof eject.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ejectverb (used with object)to drive or force out; expel, as from a place or position.
Example Sentences
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She picked up the nickname after nearly tackling an opponent, which saw her ejected from the game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
This is what happened in 2018, when a father and daughter were filmed being ejected from a Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago to Atlanta.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
"The pilot was ejected and has been recovered."
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Arriving Burbank police officers found “a male and female who had been ejected from the motorcycle,” authorities said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Close. It’s the Ring Nebula. The ring is the ejected shell of a star’s outer mass.”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
