How to Use put in a Sentence

put

1 of 3 verb

• Put the car in the garage.
• I put the keys on the table.
• They put her in prison for forgery.
• He put his arms around her and held her tight.
• The illness put her in the hospital for three days.
• Don't forget to put your signature on the check.
• He put his phone number on a napkin.
• Her parents decided to put her in a special school for deaf children.
• He fell and accidentally put his hand through a window.
• If she drove 55 mph for 20 minutes, that would put her about halfway there by now.
• Swift’s and Presley’s 67 weeks spent at No. 1 puts them far ahead of the rest of the pack.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2023
• The steep declines have put a dent in Trump’s net worth.
  — Krystal Hur, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
• The end of the year always puts us in a reflective mood.
  — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 12 Dec. 2023
• In the Aztecs’ case, the time away helped put a 49-10 loss at Air Force behind them.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2023
• To put me as the scapegoat for him for losing his faith?
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
• What’s the big deal about putting a little ball in a little hole on the green?
  — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
• Aim to put your baby in the same spot (such as their crib or bassinet) for most naps.
  — Parents Editors, Parents, 18 Aug. 2023
• Hicks’ solo blast in the fourth put the Angels ahead 1-0.
  — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
• The archive download puts your emails in a format called MBOX.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 15 Feb. 2024
• The clouds put a cap on temperatures with highs only in the low 40s.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024
• Add four tablespoons butter to a 10-inch cast iron skillet and put it in the oven.
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 24 May 2023
• The intention is to put the issue of the training center on the ballot.
  — Jozsef Papp, ajc, 11 Sep. 2023
• Not after Omar put a kid’s head through the cafeteria wall.
  — Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
• To prepare it, cut it open and put it in the oven for a pasta-like consistency.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 12 July 2023
• The Royals and Chiefs didn’t put together a winning game plan.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
• Alabama got some big two-out hits that did it to us, put us away a little bit.
  — Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 15 Apr. 2024
• This means putting your baby on their back in a crib or bassinet without any blankets or toys.
  — Parents Editors, Parents, 1 Oct. 2023
• Then put them through a cold wash cycle in your washing machine.
  — Isabella Ubaldi, Health, 24 May 2023
• Even in decades after WWI, putting ships out to pasture on the Neches was common practice, the man said.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 31 Aug. 2023
• Sure, people do speak on her behalf, but nobody is putting words in her mouth yet.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2023

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put

2 of 3 noun

• Díaz’s two-run shot in the fifth put the Rays ahead 5-1.
  — Mark Didtler, ajc, 30 July 2022
• Hosmer’s two-run single put the Padres up 3-1 in the top of the fifth.
  — George Henry, ajc, 14 May 2022
• Quijada in the eighth put the Blue Jays ahead for good.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2022
• That’s the put it in-your-face front-and-center kind of argument.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 June 2022
• All of that put together is the ideal recipe to see this team stun teams along the way.
  — Evan Sidery, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2022
• In the morning, Raven Saunders of the United States captured the silver medal in the shot-put.
  — New York Times, 1 Aug. 2021
• In that case, the put options fail to pay off, even as your groceries bills shoot up.
  — William Baldwin, Forbes, 11 Nov. 2021
• Surma's line drive to left field with one out in the bottom of the first put Taylor North ahead 2-0.
  — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 29 Aug. 2021
• Leah and Corey turned around, battled the current to the put-in, and rushed back to Leah’s car, which was covered in ash.
  — Patty Hodapp, Outside Online, 8 June 2022
• His put gave him another birdie, his ninth of the day and sixth on the back nine and sole possession of the lead.
  — Jenna Malinowski, Detroit Free Press, 2 July 2023
• But Sparrow’s 3-point try in the right corner hit off the rim, and Cameron Kirkland’s put-back at the buzzer was not enough.
  — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 11 Feb. 2022
• There are two primary types of options: a call and a put.
  — Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2021
• Dylan Cardwell puts Auburn back in front with a put-back dunk.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 5 Feb. 2022
• Aidan Doyle’s two-run homer in the sixth put Bob Jones up 5-4 and capped the Patriots’ three-run inning.
  — Skip Vaughn, al, 5 May 2023
• For put options, the premium will rise as the stock falls, and vice versa.
  — James Royal, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2022
• The full moon and eclipse in Scorpio on the 5th put even more of an emphasis on your health and well-being.
  — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 30 Apr. 2023
• These were the put into a booklet so each bag contained one.
  — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 31 Dec. 2021
• But in put-away mode, Alabama didn’t get that KO punch.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 27 Nov. 2022
• His 3 late in the third put the Sixers back in the lead that was just one of a handful of tweet-worthy highlights.
  — Dan Gelston, ajc, 21 Mar. 2022
• Many investors are concerned that the Fed put has now been withdrawn.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 14 May 2022
• When the stock price falls, the put option increases in value, all else equal.
  — James Royal, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2022
• Gimenez’s two-run homer in the ninth put a scare into Minnesota.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 15 May 2022
• Davidson made the grab at the 10, a put a little inside-outside move on the defender for the score.
  — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
• Moncada homered in the second, and Zavala's home run in the fourth put Chicago ahead 3-2.
  — Chron, 1 Apr. 2023
• Two singles to lead off the inning put runners at first and third with nobody out.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 4 June 2022
• Harris could also get some easy points via put-backs tonight.
  — Xl Media, cleveland, 2 May 2022
• The Maryland commit put home seven goals in a win over Harford Tech on April 11.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 3 May 2023
• Kuminga got off to a strong start, flying to the rim for a put-back dunk of a Draymond Green miss to give Golden State its first point of the game.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 May 2022
• This time Chris Redd crushes it as a put-upon, lonely Steve Urkel.
  — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2022
• Smith scored the Pacers' first points of the game on a put-back, then missed a midrange jumper before adding two more on a rim-shaking dunk off a fast break.
  — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Oct. 2022

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put

3 of 3 adjective

• Lines have been drawn, and the choice to step over or stay put is looming.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2022
• Matamoroz was in the bathroom when Williams told her to stay put.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2022
• Some couches are low enough to the ground that the cube will simply catch on the bottom of the couch and stay put.
  — Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 25 Sep. 2022
• To make a gravy for all this, put salt, pepper, and 2 to 3 tablespoons of flour in a Ball jar with a lid.
  — Tim Neville, Outside Online, 8 July 2021
• Lehigh coach Brett Reed stayed put and just finished his 14th season at the school.
  — Ralph D. Russo, chicagotribune.com, 20 Mar. 2021
• Put rest of milk and sugar in pot and slowly bring to a boil over medium heat.
  — Hosea Rosenberg, The Cannabist, 5 May 2017
• More say guns do more to protect than put people at risk.
  — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 4 Oct. 2017
• The jokes are bigger at the expense of the humanity the show put front and center in its first run.
  — Daniel D’addario, Time, 26 Sep. 2017
• The suspension kind of put things in perspective for me.
  — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2017
• Put clothes in a hot dryer for one hour after being in woods.
  — Emily Strohm, PEOPLE.com, 23 Aug. 2017
• So that was kind of a put two and two together kind of situation.
  — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 30 June 2020
• Put mayonnaise into a small bowl; stir in jalapeno, chives, parsley, lime zest and salt.
  — Jeanmarie Brownson, sacbee, 29 Aug. 2017
• The state right-of-way provides public access to Klutina River boat put-ins.
  — Zaz Hollander, Alaska Dispatch News, 18 July 2017
• Though such fires can travel some distance under the surface, and so do not have to reappear where last seen, most stay put.
  — The Economist, 4 June 2020
• The principles were simple: If you get lost, stay put — hug a tree — until help arrives.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2021
• Battling the rain, Jenner looked put-together and chic with a crossbody bag and red nail polish.
  — Samantha Leal, Marie Claire, 12 June 2015
• That is because most medicines now in use require stable structures to target, and IDPs do not stay put long enough.
  — Elizabeth O'Day, Scientific American, 1 July 2019
• Once solid, put peaches into a plastic freezer bag, remove the air from the bag, and freeze until ready to use.
  — Callie Blount, al, 15 Aug. 2019
• For the second straight year, the government has advised those living away from home to stay put, and train and plane travel has been curtailed.
  — NBC News, 2 Feb. 2022
• The future battles between him and Ballard sophomore Maker Bar with put fans in the stands by itself.
  — David J. Kim, Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 24 Mar. 2020
• Unless you’re ordered to evacuate or need to go somewhere else for health reasons, do your best to stay put.
  — Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2023
• The stretchy inner shorts (3-inch inseam) simply stay put, even when the shorter outer-level layer breezes up and down.
  — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 1 Sep. 2022
• But Afghanistan’s president is defying critics to stay put and run for reelection in the fall.
  — Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2019
• Check out 20 soft trousers that are just as comfortable as your favorite sweats, only a bit more put-together.
  — Ana Colón, Glamour, 23 Oct. 2018
• After roaming to find a feeding site, crawlers settle down and stay put, using their strawlike mouthparts to feed on plant juices.
  — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Sep. 2022
• Dealers who had sold put options faced big losses when crude futures began to fall on Monday.
  — Joe Wallace, WSJ, 20 July 2021
• The lacing configuration is simpler and more straightforward than on the 4.0, and the laces tie securely and stay put.
  — Christine Digangi, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2020
• Dan Dundon and Tim McDevitt volunteered to stay put, hoping to use the fire engine and water resources to protect the resort.
  — Jake Thomas, oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2020
• Investors are also buying more put options, contracts that give them the right to sell stocks and other assets at a specific price.
  — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 17 July 2021
• The citrusy Aperol spritz amped with strawberry and cardamom syrup and rounded out with pinot grigio plays sweet put stops shy of cloying.
  — Dominic Armato, azcentral, 16 July 2019

Last Updated: 3 May 2024