put to bed
Example Sentences
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The decrease is unlikely to put to bed the row over the steep pricing that also drew rebukes from football's governing body, FIFA.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Several veteran MPs have been mentioned as likely candidates to retire and create a vacancy for the former cabinet minister, but Dowd said it was "tittle tattle" that he wanted to "put to bed".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
My children were eventually put to bed, but my wife stayed up to watch with me for a few hours, her expression stoic.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
With at least a dozen players on board, any fears of coming up empty were put to bed.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
Certainly, the Incorrigible children had long since been put to bed.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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