How to Use put down in a Sentence

put down

verb

• But not many games are so easy to pick up and put down.
  — David Pierce, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2024
• Fish and Game are aware, and yes, if caught it will be put down.
  — Megan Pacer, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Apr. 2023
• Gift-givers, step away from the chapstick and put down the toothbrush (!!).
  — Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 10 Nov. 2022
• But at some point the Lakers have to put down the hammer and let a man grow.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
• Stephenson chose to move here, put down roots and make his mark.
  — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2024
• But cities and states themselves put down a good deal of cash to get a Michelin Guide in the first place.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 July 2024
• This dull and disposable film is a beast that needs to be put down.
  — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2023
• Ramer responded to the text with a thumbs-up emoji and put down his phone.
  — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2023
• Rake up debris like branches and leaves from the ground before putting down the clover seeds.
  — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023
• This could be the chance to stop moving his family around and put down roots.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
• Wilson is keen for the pair to put down roots together.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
• Many of the 2,700 attendees stopped to watch the knockout rounds, putting down blankets on the sand or grass to look on from afar.
  — Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
• Another third put down at least 50%, with a mortgage on the rest.
  — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
• Ewan McGregor isn’t ready to put down his lightsaber just yet.
  — EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024
• Ten years ago, the news that Marius the giraffe was put down by the Copenhagen Zoo went viral.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
• Arwen takes one swallow, grimaces, and puts down the glass.
  — Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
• Hawk put down his board and pushed toward the embankment.
  — Bret Anthony Johnston, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
• The West Grove district, as it’s often called, is where some Black settlers from the Bahamas put down roots in the 1870s.
  — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 27 July 2024
• That was just simply coming up with the melody and the beat and then putting down the hook and that took four or five hours within itself.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2023
• The couple each owned 50% of the house, but Robertson put down all of the $1.8-million down payment, according to the suit.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
• So put down the colored icing, step away from the baking sheet, and train your focus this way.
  — Alessandra Codinha, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2023
• But not even Dry January can keep some of the genre’s artists from putting down their red Solo cups.
  — Vulture, 24 Jan. 2024
• At the end of the performance, Grohl gave his daughter a big hug, put down his drumsticks and waved his fists in the air in support of the teen.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 22 Dec. 2022
• In some cases, you may also be asked to put down your final month's rent as well.
  — Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 22 June 2023
• As the students take off their gardening gloves and put down their tools, Shakow reflects on the few hours of hard work.
  — Buffy Gorrilla, NPR, 14 May 2024
• So had some other singers come in and got the last vocal put down on Friday for one of the characters.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023
• But when West led the queen of clubs, North put down a dummy with one more diamond and one fewer trump.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
• Some of this can be put down to the weight and thickness of the foldable phone, but these concerns have been engineered away over time.
  — Ewan Spence, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• Now Owens is putting down roots, enjoying the idea that the ownership is welcome to change.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
• Speaking of clogs: Don't try to flush anything that shouldn't be put down a normal toilet drain.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024