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

Next, the researchers compared these fish’s gastrointestinal tracts with those of fish they had injected with pieces of messenger RNA encoding an enzyme that reactivates the disabled telomerase gene in the gut.

From Science Magazine • May 18, 2023

In fact, she shimmered with health, as if someone had injected her with glitter.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan