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noun

insert

a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication

In a sentence

Six example sentences with insert, each labelled with its topic.

  • The Sunday paper carried an insert from the hardware chain, eight glossy pages tucked loosely between the classifieds and sport.

    Business

  • The gallery's catalog hides a glossy insert reproducing the mural at half scale, slipped between the two longest essays.

    Art

  • Each issue of the quarterly ships with an insert of large prints, bound loosely so that subscribers can frame them.

    Photography

  • The vinyl reissue comes with a lyric insert folded inside the sleeve, printed on the same cream paper as the 1971 original.

    Music

  • Collectors prize the fold-out map insert that shipped inside the original box, since most copies lost it years ago.

    Gaming

  • The guidebook's map insert unfolds to the size of a tablecloth, which is awkward on a crowded tram.

    Travel

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