putting on

Example Sentences

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I think AI and the pressure that it’s putting on young people makes the sort of extended dependence on families—that has been going on for a couple of decades now—in some ways more explicit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“I loved it when he got off work on the weekends. We would spend time either cutting grass, doing plumbing, putting on drywall, or playing music in church.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

"I have girls as young as 20 years old walking in, coming in from college, and putting on a fox jacket," Cowit told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Other Taiwanese semiconductor stocks also gained, with MediaTek jumping 8.1% and UniMicron Technology putting on 7.7%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“Oh, I know,” I said, putting on the thick glasses, the ones Squints wears.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner