put back

verb

put back; putting back; puts back

1

: to return (something) to the place where it belongs

Remember to put the vacuum cleaner back in the closet after you've used it.

The books had been put back neatly on the shelf.

2

British : to change (a planned event) to start at a later date or time

They put back the game until next week.

Examples of put back in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

No one was injured, with his three children with his ex-wife at the time, but memories were singed, pieces still being put back together. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

But the map was thrown out by the Virginia Supreme Court, putting back in place the map drawn in 2021. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

The fractured panes of glass couldn’t be mended or put back together. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Porter put back a Traoré miss just before the buzzer to send the Nets into the break ahead 43-40. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for put back

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback