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
The stark result is that animals are put down that otherwise wouldn’t be.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
But its shares fell in extended trading, which Ruth Foxe-Blader, managing partner at US venture capital firm Citrine Venture Partners, put down to "a law of large numbers".
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
I put down the binoculars and felt my stomach flip, as though I’d been cornered.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
