put under

Example Sentences

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China's state media reported that the people running Tongzhou Group have been put under "control measures", though it's unclear what that means.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Celebrities in South Korea are held to high standards and put under extreme scrutiny.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Evacuations were ordered for parts of Simi Valley and neighboring city Thousand Oaks, while several neighborhoods in northern Los Angeles were put under evacuation warnings.

From Barron's • May 19, 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

The dark circles that I put under her eyes seem to have become permanent.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon