puts by
Example Sentences
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On Wednesday, upside bets were back in vogue with call options outnumbering puts by a ratio of 1.3-to-1.
From Reuters • Nov. 10, 2021
The turkey-cock strutting and strumming, His bagpipe puts by at her humming, And even the old gander, The fowl-yard's commander, He winks his sly eye at her coming.
From A Celtic Psaltery by Graves, Alfred Perceval
In order to indulge this taste, every one dries in the sun the seeds of all the melons he eats during the summer, and puts by his stock for the winter.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
Her face speaks peace; while vengeance inwardly Her heart demands, and but to this attends: She many things revolves, accepts, puts by; Or, as of doubtful issue, some suspends.
From Orlando Furioso by Rose, William Stewart
During this entr'acte Mademoiselle with her own hands puts by all the jewellery which she has to wear during the more gorgeous scenes of the play.
From Castles in the Air by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
