send in

verb

sent in; sending in; sends in

transitive verb

1
: to cause to be delivered
send in a letter of complaint
2
: to give (one's name or card) to a servant when making a call
3
: to send (a player) into an athletic contest

Examples of send in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Where were the liberal administrators and liberal politicians sending in the police on the very first day? ABC News, 5 May 2024 The Memento process takes about six weeks and begins with a client sending in an image that’s then formatted and mocked up for placement on a gold pendant, which is offered in both oval and circular shapes. Jamie Sims Angela Koh Caitie Kelly Gage Daughdrill Shannon Adducci Ella Riley-Adams Caitie Kelly Angela Koh, New York Times, 2 May 2024 Some Republicans have called for sending in troops, an idea with a fraught history. Chris Megerian, Fortune, 2 May 2024 Law enforcement made a massive display, sending in columns of officers who were closing in on all sides of the encampment. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 2 May 2024 The school sent in police to clear the tents the following day, arresting more than 100 people, only for the students to return. Stefanie Dazio, Ethan Swope, Jake Offenhartz, and Joseph B. Frederick, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2024 The school sent in police to clear the tents the following day, arresting more than 100 people. Mercury News Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024 In a 2020 op-ed published in the New York Times, Cotton advocated sending in National Guard troops to stop nationwide protests after the murder of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis. Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2024 However about a third of these are doses that were supposed to have been sent in 2023, leaving Gavi with the 10.7 million dose shortfall. Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of send in was in 1616

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“Send in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20in. Accessed 8 May. 2024.

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