How to Use inject in a Sentence

inject

verb
  • We need to inject some life into this party.
  • She told a few jokes to inject a little humor into her speech.
  • Buy young blood for the plasma and inject it to slow the aging process.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 28 July 2022
  • One of the best ways to inject color into the kitchen is to paint the island base.
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
  • But the drug must be injected twice a day instead of once.
    — Katie Thomas, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Cocaine users in Glasgow, the largest city, tend to inject it.
    — James Hookway, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2021
  • These will serve as her guidelines for where to inject.
    — Tori Crowther, Allure, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The final scene in the movie shows the doctor injecting the man's blood into a rat.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 19 July 2023
  • The medicine used for this type of block is injected into the pudendal nerve, a large nerve found in the pelvis.
    — Kristi Pahr, Parents, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Black appears on the doors, trim, and picture frames to inject a modern edge to the soft palette.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Alex wants to inject some summer fun into the mix and goes head-to-head with Cole over his program.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Drug users might take a smaller amount of the drug, inject a tester shot or snort the drug instead of using a syringe.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2021
  • The original, by Nine Inch Nails, lacks the deep emotion and pain injected by Cash.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023
  • It can be injected under the skin of the abdomen, thigh, or upper arm.
    — Laura Hensley, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Rodgers knows one way to inject urgency would be to break the pocket and extend plays.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Scented laundry beads are a sure way to inject a fresh and clean scent into a load of laundry.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2025
  • When injected into mice and hamsters, the virus was shown to cause brain damage and death.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Through this method, researchers would inject the sperm into a mature egg.
    — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The severity of a rattlesnake bite can vary depending on the size of the snake, the amount of venom injected and the location of the bite.
    — The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
  • The makers of such cheeses all do more or less the same thing—inject living mold into bland cheese to enhance the flavor.
    — Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2021
  • The edited cells are then injected back into the patient.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 19 Dec. 2023
  • But Democrats insist that it’s all part of the strategy to inject doubt about the outcome of the next election — or even to overturn it.
    — Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2022
  • This is one of the things the families of the missing have to endure: people who inject themselves into the case.
    — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 27 July 2022
  • So if a superhero couldn't save the day, what kind of film would inject new life into theaters?
    — Frank Pallotta, CNN, 8 Nov. 2022
  • For people who prefer not to inject, an oral form is now available too.
    — Abigail Libers, SELF, 9 Mar. 2022
  • In one scene, Ivo injects herself with painkillers intended for a patient, so as to feel numb.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Mix 1 tablespoon of liquid smoke with 1 cup of beef broth and inject that into the meat with a meat syringe.
    — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Jan. 2022
  • She is accused of injecting each of them with 60 units of short-acting insulin.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 26 May 2023
  • Her aggression, energy, and goal-scoring ability have injected fresh optimism into the squad, and the betting markets.
    — Julia Ranney, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In Asia, these ingredients are typically injected into the skin.
    — Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025

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