send down

verb

sent down; sending down; sends down

transitive verb

British
: to suspend or expel from a university

Examples of send down in a Sentence

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One day after optioning struggling rookie Andrew Painter to Triple-A, the Phillies are sending down another floundering pitcher. Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 18 June 2026 Walsh put out the public statement a few months later to ramp up pressure, especially when Drouin got sent down to the AHL. Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 June 2026 At one point, Royals pitchers had sent down 13 straight batters before the Twins sparked to life in the ninth. Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026 See below for all the stars on the scene and all the Zegna looks sent down the runway. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for send down

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of send down was in 1848

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“Send down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20down. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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