put away
Example Sentences
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Put away the violins because the tears need to be about somewhere else in the world.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2022
Put away all lawn equipment and hoses, as well as drain gasoline.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021
And then I was at the barracks, sand blowing through, and the captain told me, “We came from the barbershop. We saw Life magazine. Put away that mop. You’re photographing the general now, sir.”
From The New Yorker • Jun. 13, 2019
Put away the umbrella: La Niña could bring California a dry winter, but its exact effect is unclear.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2016
“Leathers, talk to him, calm him. The Old Tongue, he understands the Old Tongue. Keep back, the rest of i you. Put away your steel, we’re scaring him.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
