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

History restored in Philadelphia Several signs and displays honoring nine people who were enslaved by George Washington were put back in place on Thursday, after a federal judge in Philadelphia ordered the National Park Service and Department of Interior to replace them. —Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Feb. 2026

Local and state officals report large work crews on the property every day, and are optimistic that the last two buildings can be put back in service by the first days of March. —Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2026

Onstage, prosthetic legs and arms were removed and put back on as part of the play's visual language. —ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026

The City of Philadelphia quickly filed a lawsuit in federal court to have the signs put back. —Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for put back

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