send word
Example Sentences
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He promises to send word once he’s established himself, but we suspect she may never see this restless, callous schemer again.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2025
As the latest editions of farmers’ almanacs are shipped to checkout lines across the country, their makers send word to the media about their weather predictions for the next year or so.
From Washington Post • Aug. 24, 2022
Maybe sensing my disappointment, the old man paused, then clapped his hands together and declared that he would send word to find out if any fools were circumcising their sons on a Monday.
From Slate • Mar. 6, 2018
As a result, at several of my tour stops, long-lost childhood friends would send word backstage that they were out in the house.
From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2018
Ophie was half tempted to tell the girl that her mother thought she was on a grand adventure and was having too much fun to send word.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
