send in

verb

sent in; sending in; sends in

transitive verb

1
: to cause to be delivered
send in a letter of complaint
2
: to give (one's name or card) to a servant when making a call
3
: to send (a player) into an athletic contest

Examples of send in in a Sentence

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During the season’s finale, where Earle came in second place, the football player even made a rare appearance in the broadcast, sending in a video wishing his then-girlfriend luck for her final dances. Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025 Down 20 early in the third quarter, head coach Joe Mazzulla sent in reserves Hugo Gonzalez, Luka Garza, Anfernee Simons, Sam Hauser and Baylor Scheierman, and that unit changed the game. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025 Van Der Beek was forced to drop out at the last minute due to a stomach bug and sent in a pre-recorded video message instead. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2025 Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes pointedly leapt to Archer’s defence in the build-up to the Adelaide Test, with England’s coach questioning what the reaction would have been had Archer sent in some 75mph dobblers instead. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for send in

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of send in was in 1616

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“Send in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20in. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.

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