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 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 Many of the text messages filed with the court were sent in 2019, an important year for Millsap. Nicole Carr, ProPublica, 18 Apr. 2024 In the letter sent in December, NCG Hospitality requested $400,000 in economic development assistance from the city’s ARPA funds. Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2024 Maina added that Ruto should push the UN to send in thousands of soldiers to disarm the gangs before the police are deployed to keep the peace. Larry Madowo, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024 The assurances were sent in response to a national security memorandum issued by President Biden in early February. Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024 Scott sent in a video from London to introduce the piece. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024 Instagram’s nudity protection feature uses on-device AI technology to analyze whether an image sent in a DM on Instagram contains nudity. Todd Spangler, Variety, 11 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 27 Apr. 2024.

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