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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Information can be sent in a call, text or email. Irene Wright, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026 Friedman sent in a video of herself, her daughter and two grandsons making chocolate babka in her kitchen and survived the first cut of the competition. Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026 Surely when Detroit had horrible riots in the '60s, and Watts and all the rest, troops were sent in, National Guard. Robert Costa, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026 Hundreds of you sent in notes and audio. Alex Goldmark, NPR, 16 Jan. 2026 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 22 Jan. 2026.

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