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

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

It was previously taken off the market in June, though it was put back up for sale shortly after with a $10 million price cut. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 Oct. 2026

Hines put back a Mullins miss from beyond the arc with a one-handed jam and Landrew went on a personal 11-3 run with makes from all three levels. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for put back

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