How to Use put through in a Sentence

put through

verb
  • About all the ways this show has been put through the ringer.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023
  • It’s been put through the wood chipper.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Thomas is ranked fourth in the field in strokes gained putting through two rounds.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • And the three of them were going to be put through their paces.
    — Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Hoover said he was put through a runaround that left him with nothing.
    — Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Feb. 2021
  • When it was put through a rolling process, each grain of wheat emerged as a large, thin flake.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2024
  • Raw nuts are put through a signature four-day process.
    — Tory Johnson, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Engines are overhauled and put through their paces on a test stand.
    — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
  • These rods have already been put through the paces and make great combos.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 13 June 2024
  • This time, a woman is put through the boxing-movie stations of the cross.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Plus, they were put through physical challenges to make this movie.
    — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Soccer is a passion of hers, but she has been put through the ringer by doing it.
    — Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Because she’s been put through the wringer, and she’s continued to make her work.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
  • People are paying good money for health care and being put through this.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Isabella in the Shakespeare text has been put through a wringer.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2023
  • This is especially true for countries that have been put through the ringer.
    — Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 1 May 2022
  • Those with the most potential were put through months of acting and dance training.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Others, like the pilot for Firefly, are put through the ringer.
    — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2025
  • At the very least, fees should be put through the mission-critical filter.
    — Nicholas Ladany, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Throughout this season, Charlie is put through the ringer.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
  • There, the chair was put through its paces by the jumping forms of the designer’s young children.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
  • The price reflects their ability to be put through the wringer for several years.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
  • He had really been put through the wringer, was very brooding, and needed to go find himself.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Format Five contestants are put through the paces across the length of a season.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Starting pitcher Bobby Miller was put through the ringer first.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2023
  • He has already been put through the wringer in his quest to find them, and now more than ever, nothing is going to stop him.
    — Jack King, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Heyman was already put through a table last year by the Bloodline faction.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • And also the one who started it all off, by forcing Lewis Dunk to put through his own goal for the first goal.
    — Nick Miller, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Yeti coolers are engineered to be put through tough conditions and still get the job done at the highest level.
    — Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Here the polysilicon is put through what’s called the Czochralski (Cz) method.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025

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