insert
verb (used with object)
to put or place in.
was inserting
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past progressiveof insert.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“Young Jeanie wasn’t even allowed to be in the room and at the table yet, but was inserting her young ideas,” Field said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
Another employee, Denise Hernandez, was inserting, by hand, newly minted “Madvillainy” records into each jacket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
Arizona coach Kliff Kingsbury told reporters after the 24-21 loss that the star receiver was inserting himself back into the huddle while coaches were trying to keep him on the sideline.
From Fox News ● Oct. 29, 2021
The most important code was inserting the word “nugget” at any point where something that Mrs. Graham said jumped out as a real reflection of her thinking and feelings.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2017
I soon discovered that she was inserting her sting into the midstem of the leaf, or, perhaps, withdrawing it therefrom, for in a few moments the midge flew away.
From Harper's Round Table, July 9, 1895 by Various
