be placed

Example Sentences

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There will be a debate about whether a group of professional athletes should be placed under a curfew.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Although a trash interceptor could help the hefty reptiles, officials said it would need to be placed so as not to cause harm.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

"Each galaxy can therefore be placed into the correct slice of cosmic time, sharpening the map's resolution."

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Those with severe breathing difficulties might need to be placed on a ventilator.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Now that she was twelve, she’d be placed in her coven, but like every ceremony before, tonight three witches would be left over: Spares.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega