put before
phrasal verb
put before; putting before; puts before
: to ask (a person or group) to make a decision about (something)
The problem of downtown parking was put before the mayor/council.
We should put this question before the voters.
Examples of put before in a Sentence
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At the federal level, Mr. Trump’s criminal charges — in relation to his effort to remain in power after losing the 2020 election and, separately, over his retention of classified documents after leaving office — are handled by a special counsel and were put before grand juries.
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Angelo Fichera, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The South Carolina Gamecocks enter the Final Four as the overwhelming favorite to win the national championship after a undefeated campaign in which the team has swept aside everyone and everything put before it.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
But Democrats in Sacramento are also eyeing several other bond measures on housing, schools and climate to put before voters in November that could total tens of billions of dollars.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
The push to stop changing clocks was put before Congress in the last couple of years.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
The push to stop changing clocks was put before Congress in the last couple of years, when the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022, a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent.
—Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2024
After the school declined to voluntarily recognize the group, the unionization question was put before the vote at the NLRB’s Region 31 office in Los Angeles.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024
The items the four would immediately put before the council, related to homelessness, would vastly differ.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2024
The push to stop changing clocks across America was put before Congress in the last couple of years, when the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022, a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent.
—Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2024
Angelo Fichera, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
The South Carolina Gamecocks enter the Final Four as the overwhelming favorite to win the national championship after a undefeated campaign in which the team has swept aside everyone and everything put before it.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
But Democrats in Sacramento are also eyeing several other bond measures on housing, schools and climate to put before voters in November that could total tens of billions of dollars.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
The push to stop changing clocks was put before Congress in the last couple of years.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
The push to stop changing clocks was put before Congress in the last couple of years, when the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022, a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent.
—Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2024
After the school declined to voluntarily recognize the group, the unionization question was put before the vote at the NLRB’s Region 31 office in Los Angeles.
—Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Feb. 2024
The items the four would immediately put before the council, related to homelessness, would vastly differ.
—Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2024
The push to stop changing clocks across America was put before Congress in the last couple of years, when the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Sunshine Protection Act in 2022, a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent.
—Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Put before.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20before. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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