send in

verb

sent in; sending in; sends in

transitive verb

1
: to cause to be delivered
send in a letter of complaint
2
: to give (one's name or card) to a servant when making a call
3
: to send (a player) into an athletic contest

Examples of send in in a Sentence

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Leonardo DiCaprio’s award was still presented by his co-stars Teyana Taylor and Chase Infiniti, and DiCaprio also sent in a video acceptance speech thanking everyone involved in making the film. John Ross, Vanity Fair, 4 Jan. 2026 For drivers that do not have an E-ZPass, cameras will scan your license plate and a bill will be sent in the mail, charging a higher toll than the E-ZPass fee. Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026 One of those cases has to do with whether states can accept mail-in ballots that are mailed, sent in, cast by election day, but are actually received after election day. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025 In the comments of Gómez-Acebo’s post, her followers sent in thousands of kind messages — including prayers for Cadahía, even from those who didn’t previously follow their relationship online. Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for send in

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of send in was in 1616

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“Send in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20in. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.

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