send down

verb

sent down; sending down; sends down

transitive verb

British
: to suspend or expel from a university

Examples of send down in a Sentence

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Shaw hopes his days of struggling at the plate and getting sent down are over. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025 Models of all shapes and sizes were sent down the runway in styles hotter than Kendall in August, from bright colored string bikinis to shimmery, bare-all maillots and cute mini dresses with spaghetti straps. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025 The lefty slugger struggled in his first trip to the Majors last spring, getting sent down to the minors for more seasoning. Michael Lycklama, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2025 That changed this year when he didn’t get sent down on assignment even once. Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for send down

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of send down was in 1848

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“Send down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20down. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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