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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And perhaps, as a gesture of the triumph of beauty over profit, of gardening gestures over commercialization, Johnson sent down a collection that celebrated joy and, yes, beauty. Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Some other roster changes included recalling outfielder Kevin Alcántara from Triple-A Iowa and sending down Owen Caissie. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025 What planet does that guy get sent down that's a shortstop? Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025 The Giants sent down lefty-hitting outfielder Grant McCray and plan to take a long look at Matos and Drew Gilbert the rest of the way. Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for send down

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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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 14 Sep. 2025.

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