How to Use put in in a Sentence

put in

verb
  • Just keep putting in the hard work.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Some take a year or more to put in place.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The next day, she was put in a jail cell.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Allen also put in a good shift.
    — Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Let’s put in a little bit more.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
  • So just how much of a dent could these storms put in the drought?
    — Ryan Fonsecastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Willing to put in the work long-term?
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
  • She’s all set to put in an offer.
    — Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
  • What actions should be put in place?
    — Valeria Vantaggi, Vanity Fair, 1 Apr. 2026
  • That’s when the real work’s put in.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This was not put in the form of a question.
    — Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Amani Joy, of course, can’t be put in the past.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • They were put in to stop cut-through traffic.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Were there debates about what to put in the film?
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
  • That’s what the review process was put in for.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The people who have put in the hours with me.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 June 2026
  • There’s been no deadline that’s been put in front of me.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Mar. 2026
  • There’s been no deadline that’s been put in front of me.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026
  • It was put in the ground around the house and in the basement.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
  • His plan might have worked if put in place five or 10 years ago.
    — al, 25 Jan. 2023
  • But not Schrunk, who stayed put in a job that was the right fit.
    — oregonlive, 30 Jan. 2023
  • See, Taraji put in a lot of work, man.
    — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
  • There will be a months-long gap before a new plan can be put in place.
    — Janet McConnaughey and Matthew Brown, Chron, 3 July 2022
  • There will be a months-long gap before a new plan can be put in place.
    — Janet McConnaughey, Matthew Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2022
  • Just putting in the right work, the hard work, every day with your team.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • But nobody becomes an artist to be put in a cage.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Finally, take out the trash and put in a new bag.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
  • The work that the two of them put in together paid off.
    — Zoe Bahjat, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
  • These burlap bows can be put in the tree for a more muted look that still stuns.
    — Theresa Johnson, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Both of those players put in major shifts off the ball.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 May 2026

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