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 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
He said two pilots appeared to have ejected safely with parachutes.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
It shows a pilot with a parachute in the top right, who appears to have ejected from the plane before it crashed.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2022
"Yes, turn him out!" echoed the audience, who by this time were just in the spirit for "ragging," and would have ejected friend or foe alike for the sport of the thing—"turn him out!"
From The Triple Alliance Its trials and triumphs by Harold Avery
