be placed

Example Sentences

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Those with severe breathing difficulties might need to be placed on a ventilator.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Kramer wrote that he visited Allen on April 28 and was assured he would be placed in a regular cell by Thursday or Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Discussions were under way to decide whether two other sick passengers should be placed in isolation in hospital in Cape Verde, after which the ship would continue to Spain's Canary Islands, the anonymous source said.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

Pressed by Badenoch to repeat the PM's assertion that "no pressure existed whatsoever" in the case, Jones said Sir Keir's words should be placed "in the right context".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Electrodes, which are conductors of electricity, would be placed on the skin in those areas.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple