How to Use put out in a Sentence

put out

verb
  • And you’re supposed to be putting out two more projects?
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2023
  • While moving through the charred home putting out hot spots, crews found the body.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 July 2023
  • The fire has since been put out, according to crews on scene.
    Brynn Gingras, CNN, 26 July 2023
  • The rest of 1st Battalion is waiting for the next fire that they will be sent to put out.
    Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Has your opinion on them changed since putting out your own?
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
  • And our job is to put out the story that asks this question.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
  • And that’s just the cost to put out the immediate fire — the overdose.
    Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
  • This buildup leads to more extreme fires that are even harder to put out.
    Mark Kreider, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Before bed, my husband and I put out our gifts for our kids.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The problem is, Canada is not trying to put out just one fire.
    Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 1 July 2023
  • The Rolling Stones are putting out a new album, their first since the 2021 death of their drummer, Charlie Watts.
    Andrew Lavallee, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • She’s worked for Verywell Health for over a year as a commerce writer and is proud of the work her team puts out.
    Brittany Johnson, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The boy allegedly lit the firework, setting fire to nearby brush, which the group tried to put out.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 22 Sep. 2023
  • And in 1928, she was pissed off, or to put it more politely, put out, with this W.E. Johnson.
    The Lost Women Of Science Initiative, Scientific American, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The Princess of Wales helped decorate the space and put out some presents that families will receive.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Gray smoke was still seen coming from the ship after the fire was put out on Thursday morning.
    Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
  • In This Article Fall is a time to put out the pumpkins and mums, pull out the sweaters and thick socks, and go for long, leisurely hikes in the woods.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2023
  • It was put out quickly and did not spread to the rest of the building, yet produced a vast quantity of toxic fumes.
    Reuters, NBC News, 7 July 2023
  • Any star emitting mostly green will also be putting out lots of red and blue, making the star look white.
    Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The night before Lemon and Musk’s interview, Lemon had put out a teaser.
    Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024
  • In 2017, Vasquez took to social media to put out a call for interviews.
    Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
  • This was a football game, not a call to put out a fire or to investigate a homicide.
    Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The four, along with new drummer Aynsley Dunbar, put out their first record, Journey, in 1975.
    Vulture, 6 July 2023
  • The family did make sure the fireworks were put out and had soaked them in water for one hour, Justus said.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 5 July 2023
  • To get your hands on one, put out feelers to dealers and auction houses, but be prepared to wait.
    Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Several smaller fires, many of them in the western part of the state with some covering just 1 acre, have been put out.
    Nigel Chiwaya, NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
  • To mark its 100th anniversary, the Duke Mansion is ready to put out a welcome mat outdoors.
    Emily Hedrick, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Someone with a fire extinguisher ran from the other side of the freeway to put out the flames that were starting to rise from the van.
    Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2023
  • After setting out from the ramp in Clayton that afternoon, the two put out six lines and started trolling.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 5 July 2023
  • Blake Mills also put out a new album this year, Jelly Road.
    Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 20 Nov. 2023

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