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How to use inset in a sentence

14 example sentences · verb, noun, adjective

Inset means to set in; infix or implant. Example: “The inset of figure 1 shows the geometry of the samples.”

Examples of inset by meaning

nounA smaller thing set into a larger thing, such as a small picture inside a larger one.

  • a map of the whole state with city maps as insets
  • The inset of figure 1 shows the geometry of the samples.1990, M. E. Cage, D. Y. Yu, G. Marullo Reedtz, “Observation and an Explanation of Breakdown of the Quantum Hall Effect”, in Journal of...

nounA modular microphone that can be removed from a telephone handset without disassembly.

  • Microphone insets can deteriorate and older examples may produce a permanent frying noise.1998, Andrew Emmerson, Electronic Classics: Collecting, Restoring and Repair, page 99

adjectiveHaving been inset.

  • the inset diamonds
  • the inset liners

More sentences with inset

  • Mature female black rockfish and newborn (inset), which sports an oil globule (arrow) - its prepacked lunch.2005 June 4, Janet Raloff, “Empty Nets: Fisheries may be crippling themselves by targeting the big ones”, in Science News, archived from…. From the entry globule
  • Cadet First Sergeant: 3 Chevrons, 3 rockers with a diamond inset.2000, Mark Collantes, The Academy, page 66. From the entry rocker
  • The inset sketch of joint shows the housing of the top rail to receive the legs.1927, William Fairham, Woodwork Joints. From the entry cellarette
  • The nose and proper left ear were also inset, stone restorations, with dark resin visible surrounding the joints.2012 May 2, “Search object details”, in British Museum, archived from the original on 16 Jan 2013. From the entry proper left
  • It rose in tiers, a maze of intricate wiring inset with black crystal, and surrounded by ladderways and balconies.1957, Sydney J. Bounds, The Robot Brains, London: Digit Books, page 84. From the entry ladderway
  • "Professor Munchausen - how's that for an inset headline?1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC. From the entry redivivus
  • As shown in the inset, the Rct values for the bioelectrode both before and after regeneration were found to be the same, with negligible differences.2015 July 16, Veeradasan Perumal et al., “‘Spotted Nanoflowers’: Gold-seeded Zinc Oxide Nanohybrid for Selective Bio-capture”, in…. From the entry bioelectrode
  • The folded sections are insetted (one put inside the other) and are then stitched through the folded backs to clinch at the centre spread.1969, Michael Hutchins, Typographics: a designer's handbook of printing techniques, page 87. From the entry insetted
  • These craft were left in charge of a "yawler," a lad aged from 10 to 14, who was paid 1s. 6d. a week (fig. 3, inset).1955, World Fishing - Volume 4, page 42. From the entry yawler

Meaning of inset

  1. verb To set in; infix or implant.
  2. verb To insert something.
  3. verb To add an inset to something.

Full definition of inset

Questions about inset in a sentence

How do you use inset in a sentence?
Inset is used as a verb, noun and adjective. For example: “The inset of figure 1 shows the geometry of the samples.”
What is a short sentence with inset?
“the inset diamonds”
What does inset mean?
Inset means to set in; infix or implant.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inset (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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