send down

verb

sent down; sending down; sends down

transitive verb

British
: to suspend or expel from a university

Examples of send down in a Sentence

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They’re sent down to the minors, cut, traded and scrutinized, often in a very public way. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 11 May 2025 To make room on the major league roster for Richardson, the Reds sent down right-handed pitcher Yosver Zulueta to Triple-A. Zulueta has been back and forth between the minors and majors as well and will head back to Louisville only appearing in two games for the Reds this season. Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025 The dress itself is a pale pink version of the champagne gold dress that Daniel Roseberry sent down the runway this January. Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 2 Mar. 2025 The dress — which took inspiration in part from a corset look that the French fashion house sent down the runway in 2003 — took 640 hours to build. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for send down

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of send down was in 1848

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“Send down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20down. Accessed 31 May. 2025.

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