putting on

Example Sentences

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I think AI and the pressure that it’s putting on young people makes the sort of extended dependence on families—that has been going on for a couple of decades now—in some ways more explicit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The stock has fallen 8.7% this year in part due to investors’ worries about the return Meta’s AI investments will generate and the pressure they are putting on its free cash flow.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

They could just be putting on a show for the cameras, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

“I loved it when he got off work on the weekends. We would spend time either cutting grass, doing plumbing, putting on drywall, or playing music in church.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

I’m about to suggest that we spend the morning doing a massive cleanup, but Mom is putting on her coat.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan