send down

verb

sent down; sending down; sends down

transitive verb

British
: to suspend or expel from a university

Examples of send down in a Sentence

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See below for all the stars on the scene and all the Zegna looks sent down the runway. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026 At one point, Royals pitchers had sent down 13 straight batters before the Twins sparked to life in the ninth. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026 Walsh put out the public statement a few months later to ramp up pressure, especially when Drouin got sent down to the AHL. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 June 2026 Rookie Spencer Jones made four starts in right field before getting sent down May 22 and Cody Bellinger has started two games. — Larry Fleisher, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for send down

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of send down was in 1848

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“Send down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20down. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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