inject
verb (used with object)
to force (a fluid) into a passage, cavity, or tissue.
had injected
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past perfectof inject.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In an interview with The Times, Connolly said he was surprised by the “venom” Thompson had injected into the race.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
Pecos Valley, a Permian operator, earlier this year filed a lawsuit against the water-handling company NGL, saying water it had injected escaped and flooded four oil-and-gas wells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Xi said the two countries' ties had injected "positive energy" into a world in turmoil.
From BBC ● May 8, 2025
It was traced to a new, nearby EGS project where, despite a series of tremors, operators had injected fluid at high pressures near a previously unknown natural fault.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 13, 2022
Later I learned from Pete Athans that shortly after he had injected Beck with dexamethasone, the Texan experienced an astonishing recovery.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
