How to Use put back in a Sentence

put back

verb
  • Just getting my back put back in place a little bit.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 20 May 2026
  • The genie can’t be put back in the bottle.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The debris is hauled away, and the bins are put back in place, ready for the next haul.
    — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
  • After the pieces are cleaned and freshened up, they’re put back up for sale.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2026
  • She was put back on that driver’s bus that afternoon, plus the next two days.
    — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Carlton goes to the free-throw line after being fouled on the put back and sinks both.
    — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
  • They are then put back in after rounds of chemotherapy to kill off the cancer cells.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
  • For that, there are certain housekeeping issues that need to be put back in place.
    — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026
  • The soil removed when digging the hole is the best soil to put back in the hole when backfilling.
    — Larry Figart, Florida Times-Union, 14 Jan. 2026
  • This is not the first statue the administration has put back on a pedestal.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 27 May 2026
  • The trains were cleared for service and put back into operation.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Iran’s knowledge cannot be put back into Pandora’s box.
    — Nina Srinivasan Rathbun, The Conversation, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Onstage, prosthetic legs and arms were removed and put back on as part of the play's visual language.
    — ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Reaves, also, was put back in the game after suffering his initial injury.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • That’s why Freidenrich should be put back in charge of the county’s portfolio.
    — John Seiler, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
  • Brunson closed the game with a three-point shot which missed the hoop, but was put back by Anunoby, who won the Knicks the game.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
  • Vanderbilt immediately doubled over in pain, as the bone broke through the skin and had to be put back in place.
    — Broderick Turner follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
  • In most cases, the properties are fixed and renovated, then put back on the market.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
  • For some, going no contact is the breaking of a relationship that can’t or won’t be put back together.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
  • So why isn’t that investment being put back into the on-field product at a commensurate rate?
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The previous system will be put back in place after the 2030 census.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The harder question — the one his work keeps putting back on the table — is how many leaders are still waiting for permission to ask it of themselves.
    — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • The City of Philadelphia quickly filed a lawsuit in federal court to have the signs put back.
    — Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Most of the calls are for snowblower repairs, as machines that have been sitting idle are now being put back into service ahead of the stormy weather.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Fourth District Janice Hahn asked if the program that funds meals for the low-income elderly can be put back in.
    — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The operation was put back on hold because of rising water levels, caused by heavy rain, which endangered the team’s safety.
    — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
  • While being put back together, the car was repainted bright red to match his cutaway representation.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 June 2026
  • However, following the restoration of the Midway District’s height limit, this project needs to be put back on track.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Kelley ordered that 52 items be put back in place at more than 30 federal sites, beginning the week of June 22.
    — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 26 June 2026
  • According to the Compass listing page's website, the house had officially been put back on the market on June 1.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026

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