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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Rice Owls cornerback Khary Crump was ejected during the team’s loss against the UTSA Roadrunners on Saturday night.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Marvin Burks was ejected for his targeting hit on Derek Meadows, and Zion Young was assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the first quarter.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
The Mercury made another spirited comeback, similar to Game 3, after Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts was hit with a double technical and ejected for arguing with the refs, but the team couldn’t draw any closer than six.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Reeve was ejected from the game and then suspended and fined for charging after officials on the court and for her criticism after the game.
—Shannon Ryan, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Marvin Burks was ejected for his targeting hit on Derek Meadows, and Zion Young was assessed an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the first quarter.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025
The Mercury made another spirited comeback, similar to Game 3, after Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts was hit with a double technical and ejected for arguing with the refs, but the team couldn’t draw any closer than six.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Reeve was ejected from the game and then suspended and fined for charging after officials on the court and for her criticism after the game.
—Shannon Ryan, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Eject.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eject. Accessed 18 Oct. 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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