put under

Example Sentences

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Several months later, in October 2025, he was formally put under investigation after the case had been reopened.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

She was again put under house arrest in September 2000, when she tried to travel to the city of Mandalay in defiance of travel restrictions.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

A charismatic orator, the then-43-year-old found herself helming a burgeoning democracy movement, but was put under house arrest in 1989.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

But because it involved cauterizing lesions, I was put under general anesthesia to spare me the horrors of experiencing it.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

And besides, everything breaks eventually if it’s put under enough strain.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman