put down
Example Sentences
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Her aim, with “Whistler,” she has said, is to put down on paper how much they loved each other.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The stark result is that animals are put down that otherwise wouldn’t be.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
But its shares fell in extended trading, which Ruth Foxe-Blader, managing partner at US venture capital firm Citrine Venture Partners, put down to "a law of large numbers".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
“I just looked at it and thought, ’I want to put down roots; I want to have a family,’” she shared.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
When she was certain no one was near, she put down her sewing and examined the rest of the costumes, which were hung on large garment racks by the wall and stored in labeled boxes.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
