insert through

Frequency: 6.87.4 per million words

to put something in one side and out the other side of an opening or object

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Examples (10)

  • A probe was inserted through his mouth.
  • The doctor will insert a catheter through the vein.
  • She carefully inserted the thread through the eye of the needle.
  • They managed to insert the pipe through a small opening in the wall.
  • The technician had to insert the cable through a tight conduit.
  • Could you please insert this key through the slot?
  • We need to insert the wiring through the ceiling panel.
  • He watched as the surgeon inserted the scope through the incision.
  • The magician appeared to insert his hand through the solid table.
  • Make sure to insert the pin through both layers of fabric.