How to Use put back in a Sentence

put back

phrasal verb
  • Keep in Mind: The tank is tricky to remove and put back.
    Tanya Edwards, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2023
  • By the time the set got put back up, the circus had already moved on.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
  • With the score 56-50, Cheli sliced through the lane for a rebound and put back a teammate’s miss.
    Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Once the Anointing is finished, the screen is removed and Charles' robes are put back on.
    Maria Mercedes Lara, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
  • The mounds of soil that had been dug out will be put back in the order in which they were excavated.
    Anna Walas, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 July 2023
  • The downside to this is that the double clips can be annoying to put back in the right place after use.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The recipe was unearthed in the mid-1990s by a bar manager at Seelbach Hotel in Louisville and put back on the menu.
    Kevin Gavagan, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Congress has the ability to put back in place the rights that the Supreme Court took from the women of America.
    CBS News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Kincaid said part of the reason the statue to Louisville's namesake hasn't been put back on display is the price tag.
    Roberto Roldan, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
  • He is braced for the likelihood that, at the very least, they will be put back under house arrest.
    Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2024
  • When the timbered framework and lead sheathing nears completion, at the end of this year, the statues will be put back.
    Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
  • In a 15-5 run to open the second half, Carter assisted on four of the six baskets and also scored one, putting back a rebound.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Everything gets sort of mashed up and cut up and put back together.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2023
  • Please put back on your thinking cap and recall some of the earlier remarks that were made.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Plus, the Backbone includes a 3.5mm headphone jack to put back what smartphone makers took from us.
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 11 July 2023
  • After bringing the industry to its knees for six months, she was put back into her box.
    Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Look for high chairs with a five-point harness that is simple to take apart and put back together when cleaning.
    Jessica Booth, Parents, 15 Sep. 2023
  • With the owner having vanished into thin air, the ship was sold and put back into service.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2023
  • Even worse, if a knife is put back into a knife block wet, harmful mold and bacteria can grow inside.
    Christina Manian, Rdn, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Russell said at some point she was put back into a vehicle.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 19 July 2023
  • Small eventually lifted the man by his shirt collar and forced him back into the backseat, as the man pleaded not to be put back in the car.
    Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Four of the boys were immediately put back on HIV treatment.
    Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 19 July 2023
  • Some cats can’t be put back into bags; so many things in life genuinely are better left undisturbed.
    Hazlitt, 6 July 2022
  • Walls that had been shifted over the centuries were put back in their original locations.
    Chris Moody, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Every single tooth, just ripped out and not even surgically put back in.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Every single thing was broken down and shot and put back together.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Those restrictions were put back into place until more than a year later.
    Jamie Joseph, Fox News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Eight people entered into plea agreements and 19 had their cases put back on the court dockets in July.
    Tom Sissom, Arkansas Online, 11 May 2023
  • The gag order was briefly lifted after Trump's legal team appealed the ruling, but was put back in place Thursday by a state appeals court.
    Jacob Rosen, Graham Kates, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2023
  • His public statements indicate a person who is aware the proverbial genie cannot, and perhaps should not, be put back in the bottle.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2023

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