put to bed
Example Sentences
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The decrease is unlikely to put to bed the row over the steep pricing that also drew rebukes from football's governing body, FIFA.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
My children were eventually put to bed, but my wife stayed up to watch with me for a few hours, her expression stoic.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026
With at least a dozen players on board, any fears of coming up empty were put to bed.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
The arrests of Billups and Rozier put to bed another notion pushed by proponents: that the athletes to watch are the low-paid ones living on the fringes, who might be seduced into divulging inside info.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
Jane and Michael could never remember having been put to bed so quickly as they were that night.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
