put down
Example Sentences
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Her aim, with “Whistler,” she has said, is to put down on paper how much they loved each other.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Eventually, many travelers yearn to put down roots again.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Slaymaker said he had noticed an increase in people using their phones in the cinema, which he put down to "changes in people's attention span".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
“I just looked at it and thought, ’I want to put down roots; I want to have a family,’” she shared.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
He looked at his hand, put down the pencil, and then looked back at Jeremy, who saw something terrible in the man's eyes—a kind of anger, but a sadness, too.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
