put-on
Example Sentences
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He’s put on 15 pounds of muscle in the past year and does lower-body training three times a week.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Within 24 hours, she'd lost her voice and was put on strict vocal rest.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Her delivery can vary little from character to character — she assumes attitudes, but doesn’t put on voices — which forces you to pay attention, especially because the dialogue and editing can move fast.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
It has a new pool, new roof, new windows and new furnace — but the six-bedroom house in Indianapolis has gotten exactly zero offers since it was put on the market two months ago.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
He hadn’t put on the blasted ring in months, hadn’t so much as looked in the direction of a ghost.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
