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

And yes, he’s put in time since then on the road as an opening act for more established country stars such as Morgan Wallen and Cole Swindell.

From Los Angeles Times

Adams Kellum said she welcomed the audit to see if the agency is “on the right track for system improvement that we’ve already put in place, and to further let us know what’s missing.”

From Los Angeles Times

"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

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