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
There’s also some whining about Gilgeous-Alexander baiting foul calls from referees—initiating contact and then putting on a Juilliard-worthy death scene—but in this he’s hardly alone.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Jones senior has helped nurture her younger namesake, putting on a one-on-one kicking session on a visit to Glantaf.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 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
Hana walks into the bathroom just as I’m putting on mascara.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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