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
He has inserted himself into negotiations, addressed the public, and at times framed the war in pragmatic rather than ideological terms.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
With the way tech has inserted itself into our day-to-day lives, it has become nearly impossible to be a consumer of culture without being plugged into the mainframe.
From Salon ● May 22, 2025
Over the past five decades, the genre has inserted lyrics, beats and culture into the sport’s DNA.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
The omission is, of course, due to a misprint, and someone has inserted “not” in pencil.
From Three Accounts of Peterloo By Eyewitnesses Bishop Stanley, Lord Hylton, John Benjamin Smith with Bishop Stanley's Evidence at the Trial by William Jolliffe
