How to Use send down in a Sentence

send down

verb
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  • In May, he was sent down to the minors for the first time since early 2021.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
  • No, they’ve been sent down from higher-ups with a script.
    — Kate Lindsay, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2023
  • So, say, Bronny isn’t getting any minutes and needs to be sent down to the G-League.
    — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
  • The team created sultry looks to pair with the corsets and catsuits that were sent down the runway.
    — Essence, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Scrub Hub:How much water — and money — is my leaky faucet sending down the drain?
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
  • There always was a call to make, a meeting to take, a player to call up or send down, bring in or ship out.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Timpani and bass, meanwhile, are sent down to the lower torso and hips.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Try to figure it out and you’re sent down a rabbit hole that leads to only more questions.
    — Curbed, 14 July 2023
  • The Tigers were in a position to crush Gomber, but instead, the next three batters were sent down in order.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2023
  • While a substitute surgeon was summoned, Sanabria was sent down to the ER.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
  • And after being sent down once in early May, he was demoted again near the end of June.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
  • The pigeons are sent down this dark tunnel and emerge in the world where there are shooters taking these pigeons out, one by one.
    — David Marchese David Marchese Photograph By Mamadi Doumbouya, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
  • His marching orders when he was sent down were to improve the command on his mid-to-high 90s mph fastball.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 16 July 2023
  • According to the Haggadah, which describes the order of the Seder meal, at one point 10 drops of wine are dropped into the cup as the 10 plagues God sent down on Egypt are named.
    — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Olson sent down Jeffers and Wallner with runners on the corners.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Every shape, cut and textile Willy Chavarria sends down the runway walks with the assurance of being home.
    — Devan Díaz, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Even if the arena language is not in the final budget, the governor has the power to send down a new bill or call a special session.
    — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Video of the rescue showed several rescuers sending down video cameras through the pipe to locate the puppy.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
  • But don't worry, the Antarctic excitement won't end there: In a couple more years, the Russians plan to send down a swimming robot.
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2011
  • Each block is then sent down a chute on the arm, painted with a quick-dry construction adhesive that takes the place of mortar, and is placed by a variable gripper at the end of the arm.
    — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 16 July 2024
  • That person would be sent down the hall to the little Social Security office.
    — Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
  • Bus driver Ed Ray and the children were taken out of the van, one by one, and sent down into a hole inside an old truck trailer buried 12 feet underground.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Anderson was sent down on Saturday to make room for Rodriguez.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 23 July 2023
  • The first year a grapevine is planted, no pruning is done since the growth of shoots and leaves provides carbohydrate that is sent down to develop a strong root system.
    — Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2024
  • He got roughed up by the Rangers in his major league debut May 3 and later was sent down to the minors twice before rejoining the Diamondbacks.
    — Brooks Warren, The Courier-Journal, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The troops will not do law enforcement work and will be sent down for roughly 90 days, though their presence can be extended if necessary.
    — Colleen Long, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2023
  • Such beautiful catharsis gleaned from musical notes sent down from on high.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Miguel Vargas sent down? Miguel Vargas, one of the most heralded Dodgers prospects of recent memory, has, to be blunt, been a complete bust this season.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • The tubes are sent down to the testing lab on the ninth floor where they are agitated in the Vortexer, a high-speed mixer, until the mosquitoes are pulverized.
    — Andy Newman, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • At Rory William Docherty, a high-shine, multi-coloured peplum skirt was sent down the runway, and a silver crinkle tie was spotted with a more businesscore look.
    — Angela Law, refinery29.com, 17 May 2024

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