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
Examples of eject in a Sentence
The machine automatically ejected the CD.
The pilot ejected when his plane caught fire.
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McCaffery was ejected in his final game coaching the Hawkeyes, a 106-94 loss to Illinois on Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
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Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The Sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain an intense magnetic field.
—Shirsh Lata Soni, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
Multiple fans were ejected from the game, with a team official citing the NBA's Code of Conduct.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Those events ejected plumes of volcanic ash as high as 45,000 feet into the atmosphere, disrupting air travel between the U.S. and Asia via the great circle routes that link places like New York and Tokyo along the Earth's curve.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
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Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The Sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain an intense magnetic field.
—Shirsh Lata Soni, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
Multiple fans were ejected from the game, with a team official citing the NBA's Code of Conduct.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Those events ejected plumes of volcanic ash as high as 45,000 feet into the atmosphere, disrupting air travel between the U.S. and Asia via the great circle routes that link places like New York and Tokyo along the Earth's curve.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eject
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“Eject.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eject. Accessed 17 Mar. 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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