put back

phrasal 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 With the score 56-50, Cheli sliced through the lane for a rebound and put back a teammate’s miss. Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024 Kincaid said part of the reason the statue to Louisville's namesake hasn't been put back on display is the price tag. Roberto Roldan, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024 Small eventually lifted the man by his shirt collar and forced him back into the backseat, as the man pleaded not to be put back in the car. Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024 No one on board was seriously injured, but damage to the propeller, engine, and a wing required extensive repairs before the plane could be put back in service. Longreads, 1 Feb. 2024 Earlier on Thursday, Brazil's Attorney-General Paulo Gonet and the country's Solicitor-General's Office publicly called for Rodrigues to be put back in office. Mauricio Savarese, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024 The decision put back into national focus the question of when life begins as advocates warned of chilling effects on infertility treatments. Isabel Rosales, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024 Thanks to the ball-handling skills of Anderson and Jordan Walker (11 points), an offensive rebound by Humphries and a steal by Nathan Cacao, Olympian kept the ball in its end before Cacao put back another offensive rebound for a 48-32 lead with 3:42 left. Jim Lindgren, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024 That movie is Stop Making Sense, the masterpiece Talking Heads concert film that A24 restored and put back in theaters last year. James Grebey, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024

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“Put back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20back. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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