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
Kumanjayi Little Baby disappeared last Saturday after she was put to bed at an Aboriginal town camp near Alice Springs just before midnight.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
And it should put to bed the idea that banks and private-capital managers are playing a zero-sum game with each other.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 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
That evening, when the little Poppers had been put to bed, Mr. and Mrs. Popper settled down for a long, quiet evening.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
