eject
verb (used with object)
to drive or force out; expel, as from a place or position.
have ejected
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present perfectof eject.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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The pilot’s condition is unknown, but he may have ejected from the aircraft before it crashed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
One pilot has ejected four times, nine have ejected three times and 256 have ejected twice, according to Steve Roberts, a Martin-Baker executive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The pilot is believed to have ejected from his single-seat F-16V off Taiwan's east coast on Tuesday around 70 minutes after taking off for a routine training mission, according to the Air Force.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
Now, a team of researchers has modeled what sort of lunar impact could have ejected such a gobbet of Moon and deposit it in a stable, nearby orbit.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 19, 2024
It would not have been possible to have held an African ring-necked cobra in such fashion, because the ring-neck would have ejected its venom through the fangs into the eyes of the onlookers.
From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Theodore Roosevelt
