put in

verb

1. intr nautical to bring a vessel into port, esp for a brief stay

   we put in for fresh provisions

2. often foll by for to apply or cause to apply (for a job, in a competition, etc)
3. tr to submit

   he put in his claims form

4. to intervene with (a remark) during a conversation
5. tr to devote (time, effort, etc) to a task

   he put in three hours overtime last night

6. tr to establish or appoint

   he put in a manager

7. tr cricket to cause (a team, esp the opposing one) to bat

   England won the toss and put the visitors in to bat

noun

1. rugby the act of throwing the ball into a scrum

Example Sentences

"For this study, we often had to reach out to participants to ask what kind of meat they'd put in their sandwich, or whether their coffee had sugar in it," Dr. Kleinberg explains.

From Science Daily

People might not like it, but it’s his prerogative who he puts in the car.

From BBC

“A lot of what my daughter has been able to learn, I’ve been able to learn from and put in the movie — the whole panic-attack scene at the end,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times

And if he gets his way on selections for some of the most important posts in government, he would put in place loyalists intent on blowing up the very departments they would lead.

From Salon

There was new leadership put in place designed to reform and rejuvenate Welsh rugby but they appear to be repeating the mistakes of previous regimes.

From BBC

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