insert
verb (used with object)
to put or place in.
has inserted
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present perfectof insert (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Like them, Farage has inserted himself into the gap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
But on a handful of occasions, Chushcoff has inserted himself and asked questions directly of witnesses.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
TikTok has inserted new slang into the language and generated new works of theater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
The announcement of the Met Police investigation has inserted a spanner in the works - especially as all contentious evidence had been given to the police by the cabinet office last week.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2022
The memorial as a composition, has very little merit; yet almost every gazette in Europe has inserted it, and most of them with a compliment, none without any criticism.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) by Various
