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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Nunez had been sent down to Midland before being shipped off to the Baltimore Orioles for cash last week, the A’s announced. Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026 Prior to the game, the Phillies promoted Otto Kemp from Triple-A Lehigh Valley and sent down Felix Reyes. CBS News, 18 May 2026 After that appearance last month, Gerber landed on the IL with a right finger blister before being sent down to Triple-A Syracuse. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026 Estrada and Miller, high-leverage bullpen pillars, certainly will not be sent down. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 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 25 May. 2026.

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