ejected; ejecting; ejects
1
a
: to throw out especially by physical force, authority, or influence
ejected the player from the game
b
: to evict from property
2
: to throw out or off from within
ejects the empty cartridges
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Examples of eject in a Sentence
The machine automatically ejected the CD.
The pilot ejected when his plane caught fire.
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Love and Freeman were ejected, but as the dust continued to settle between both teams, ASU head coach Bobby Hurley ordered all the players on his bench to go to the locker room.
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
Northern lights, also known as Aurora Borealis, are caused by magnetic storms triggered by solar activity, like solar flares (explosions on the sun) or coronal mass ejections (ejected gas bubbles).
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The game got a bit heated after officials ejected a Fremont player for a non-basketball play that resulted in a huge momentum swing for Tech.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
In September 2023, a pilot ejected from an F-35 and parachuted into a backyard in Charleston, South Carolina.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
Northern lights, also known as Aurora Borealis, are caused by magnetic storms triggered by solar activity, like solar flares (explosions on the sun) or coronal mass ejections (ejected gas bubbles).
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
The game got a bit heated after officials ejected a Fremont player for a non-basketball play that resulted in a huge momentum swing for Tech.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
In September 2023, a pilot ejected from an F-35 and parachuted into a backyard in Charleston, South Carolina.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Eject.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eject. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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eject
verb1
a
: to throw out especially by physical force or authority
ejected from the game
b
: to force off property
2
: to throw out or off from within
ejects the cassette
ejector
noun
-ˈjek-tər
Medical Definition
eject
transitive verb
: to force out or expel from within
blood ejected from the heart—S. F. Mason
S. F. MasonLegal Definition
eject
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