put back
phrasal verb
put back; putting back; puts back
1
: to return (something) to the place where it belongs
Remember to put the vacuum cleaner back in the closet after you've used it.
The books had been put back neatly on the shelf.
2
British
: to change (a planned event) to start at a later date or time
They put back the game until next week.
Examples of put back in a Sentence
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Loose parts are natural or synthetic materials, such as rocks or digging tools, that can be moved, combined, taken apart or put back together in multiple ways, encouraging open-ended learning.
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
The state’s decision puts back into national focus the question of when life begins and is one that reproductive rights advocates say could have a chilling effect on infertility treatments and the hundreds of Alabama residents who seek them each year.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
Almost nothing is discharged because it can be reused or stored for additional treatment and then put back into the process.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Feb. 2024
Wisconsin Republicans have struggled to combat the political effects of the 2022 U.S Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, which effectively put back into place a law that had been interpreted for more than a century to ban all abortions except when the mother would die without one.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
He is braced for the likelihood that, at the very least, they will be put back under house arrest.
—Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2024
Every single tooth, just ripped out and not even surgically put back in.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
How much of the revenue is put back into community programs?
—Vanessa Infanzon, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
When the switches are put back together, this film will remove empty space between the two halves of the switch, causing the fit to be tighter and, in turn, reducing extraneous noise.
—Henri Robbins, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2024
Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024
The state’s decision puts back into national focus the question of when life begins and is one that reproductive rights advocates say could have a chilling effect on infertility treatments and the hundreds of Alabama residents who seek them each year.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 21 Feb. 2024
Almost nothing is discharged because it can be reused or stored for additional treatment and then put back into the process.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Feb. 2024
Wisconsin Republicans have struggled to combat the political effects of the 2022 U.S Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, which effectively put back into place a law that had been interpreted for more than a century to ban all abortions except when the mother would die without one.
—Jessie Opoien, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
He is braced for the likelihood that, at the very least, they will be put back under house arrest.
—Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2024
Every single tooth, just ripped out and not even surgically put back in.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
How much of the revenue is put back into community programs?
—Vanessa Infanzon, Charlotte Observer, 1 Feb. 2024
When the switches are put back together, this film will remove empty space between the two halves of the switch, causing the fit to be tighter and, in turn, reducing extraneous noise.
—Henri Robbins, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Put back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20back. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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