insert
verb (used with object)
to put or place in.
has been inserting
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present perfect progressiveof insert (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Lindsey Hulstrom has been inserting coins into those carnival-like penny press machines for nearly 25 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The New York artist Nayland Blake has been inserting queer subcultures into the bastions of high art since the ’60s.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2018
Brandt has been inserting feces into his patients for a decade now and claims to be solving their problems nearly 100 percent of the time.
From Slate ● Jan. 17, 2013
Somebody in Congress has been inserting reports of lizardmen and Cuban spies into Wikipedia entries, and Wikipedia is not amused.
From Newsweek
