instal
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- reinstal verb (used with object)
Example Sentences
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Now they were being punished for it with threats of prosecution for failure to instal septic systems.
From The Guardian • Feb. 11, 2021
While the problem is particularly pronounced in the countryside, where carriers have few financial incentives to instal new transmission stations, even in the cities businesses aren’t seeing the cellphone coverage they want.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2020
Rather than have individual women toll takers fend for themselves, simply instal cameras and a sign saying you are being watched and recorded by Port Authority Security.
From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2016
Ireson said the number of people who chose to instal DAB when it was offered as an option was in the single figures, in percentage terms.
From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2012
The priest’s cap or biretta was sometimes employed to instal him in a chaplainry or benefice.
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