How to Use send on in a Sentence

send on

verb
  • But then they were sent on tour, so … ?
    — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Svanberg was sent on to make an impact and did just that with his very first touch.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 15 June 2026
  • In the morning, they’re given a ticket and sent on their way.
    — Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Strasberg was given a Yankees cap and sent on his way.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • But Nereid would have been spared and sent on an eccentric orbit instead.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
  • He was given topical and oral prescriptions and sent on his way.
    — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 4 Mar. 2026
  • And stick around for the quick-but-effective post-soak foot massage before being sent on your way.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
  • March 1 falls on a Sunday, so the month's check will be sent on the Friday before.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The proposals were sent on March 20 but made public on Monday.
    — Lydia Beyoud, Bloomberg, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Four astronauts will be sent on a 10-day mission orbiting the Moon.
    — Scott Pace, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The sushi is sent on six different colored plates corresponding to the prices of each variety.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The shipment was destroyed in Germany before the container was sent on its way to Barcelona.
    — ABC News, 3 June 2026
  • And, with a big birthday coming up, brands are also going full send on some stylish Fourth of July outfits.
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 19 June 2026
  • And, with a big birthday coming up, brands are also going full send on some stylish Fourth of July outfits.
    — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 19 June 2026
  • And the first check of the new year is always sent on New Year's Eve because of the holiday conflict.
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 29 June 2026
  • If the first day falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the payment is sent on the last business day of the previous month instead.
    — Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
  • That information is sent electronically back to the police station for review, then sent on to the court clerk.
    — A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
  • As the audience soon learns, Grace, a middle school science teacher, was apparently sent on a mission to save the sun from dying.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Pochettino made two substitutes with 10 minutes to go in the match to send on some fresh legs as the USA tried to kill off the game.
    — David Close, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
  • The pseudo-cousins have been sent on an errand by Uncle Jimmy (Oliver Platt, who doesn’t appear in the episode).
    — Judy Berman, Time, 5 May 2026
  • He’s swiftly pressed into duty training the astronauts who will be sent on a mission to a far-off star for research and hopefully resolutions.
    — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
  • He’s swiftly pressed into duty training the astronauts who will be sent on a mission to a far-off star for research and hopefully resolutions.
    — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Award notifications will be sent on June 22, 2026.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 8 May 2026
  • Last July, four people from rural Idaho were murdered by a man who believed he was sent on a mission from otherworldly beings.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Four astronauts were sent on a 10-day trip around the moon from Florida’s Space Center on Wednesday.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Farnsworth’s letter was sent on November 5, then again on December 2 via a follow-up email, without getting a reply.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • That note, reportedly sent on February 6, opened with what people close to the case say was an apology and offered up Guthrie’s body for a payment.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 22 June 2026
  • Here, comedians are sent on hilarious missions to try to deliver anything, anywhere, anyhow.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
  • That will prevent polluted excess water being sent on estuaries east and west of the lake that have befouled waters with blue-green algae that has led to massive deaths of marine life within the past decade.
    — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
  • During the investigation, authorities obtained a search warrant and found images of the victim that Frogge sent on Lowery’s phone.
    — Kansas City Star, 12 May 2026

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