sent home

Example Sentences

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According to the investigators, more than 80 percent of patients with uncomplicated myocardial infarction are currently sent home on beta blockers.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

They began the elimination leg in last place, meaning they had to get a move on to avoid being sent home at the halfway point of the journey.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

When the store decided not to open after all, people were sent home.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

“The primary problem there was that the chief sent home 1,000 firefighters,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The remaining seventeen players, waiting their turn to audition, were sent home.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell