put
Example Sentences
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He put about 10% of his portfolio in credit-default swaps that would gain value if bond investors turned bearish on the automaker.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
These are tough sights to put in a film, tougher still to thread them to a notion of personal compromise.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The government explains this concentration of wealth as an attempt to put wealth in national, instead of foreign hands.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Simply put, higher prices at the pump could cause a consumer spending or hiring slowdown, pressuring the economy.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
He looked around for something to put it out with.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
