How to use insert in a sentence depends on whether using insert as verb meaning to put something in, or as noun meaning thing inserted. As verb pronounced in-SERT, examples include Please insert your card into ATM to withdraw money, Insert the key into lock and turn to open door, The chef will insert thermometer into meat to check temperature, You need to insert batteries into remote control, and I will insert a fireplace insert into existing fireplace to improve efficiency. As noun pronounced IN-sert, examples include The fireplace insert improves heating efficiency of old fireplace, She placed shoe inserts into shoes for extra comfort, The magazine included a perfume sample insert, The gas fireplace insert fits into masonry fireplace opening, and The package insert lists side effects of medication. So use insert as verb when describing action of putting in, and as noun when describing object that is inserted, with context determining meaning.
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