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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Left field is up in the air, but Dunn had an exceptional season in Triple A after being sent down. C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026 High winds again prevented a hoist operation, but an air medic was sent down to the area and confirmed that all three people were deceased. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026 Ultimately, Schlittler was sent down after spring, however, he is now spoken about as the future of the Yankees rotation after a dominant 14-game regular season starting in July and postseason. James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026 People are stealing oil from the tanks before they’re sent down the pipeline, and the cartel has been implicated in that. William Earl, Variety, 22 Dec. 2025 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 10 Jan. 2026.

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