put into
phrasal verb
put into; putting into; puts into
1
: to use (a certain amount of energy or effort) when doing (something)
He puts a lot of energy into his performances.
2
: to invest (time, money, etc.) in (something)
We put a lot of money into (fixing up) that house.
Examples of put into in a Sentence
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The bulk of the energy put into reproduction is wasted as heat and other metabolic byproducts resulting from the chemical and biological reactions that enable new life to form.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
Simply put, this is the earliest evidence of that philosophy being put into practice.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 May 2024
They were tortured and then killed, then put into the vehicle and taken to Fulton County.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
This freedom could explain the R&D and manufacturing resources put into some of Rolex’s most extreme watches, such as the first Deep Sea and even the relatively commonplace Daytona, which was a commercial failure for decades.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 May 2024
Part of the reason for the report was to promote the legislation and put into raw numbers the housing woes across the state.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2024
Instead, government auditors claimed in several scathing reports, the money was stolen, misappropriated and put into non-existent projects.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Professor Young, a neuroscientist at Emory University in Atlanta, used prairie voles in a series of experiments that revealed the chemical process for the pirouette of heart-fluttering emotions that poets have tried to put into words for centuries.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Trump's Secret Service detail has also reportedly been preparing for the possibility of the former president being put into jail.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 May 2024
Simply put, this is the earliest evidence of that philosophy being put into practice.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 May 2024
They were tortured and then killed, then put into the vehicle and taken to Fulton County.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
This freedom could explain the R&D and manufacturing resources put into some of Rolex’s most extreme watches, such as the first Deep Sea and even the relatively commonplace Daytona, which was a commercial failure for decades.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 May 2024
Part of the reason for the report was to promote the legislation and put into raw numbers the housing woes across the state.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2024
Instead, government auditors claimed in several scathing reports, the money was stolen, misappropriated and put into non-existent projects.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Professor Young, a neuroscientist at Emory University in Atlanta, used prairie voles in a series of experiments that revealed the chemical process for the pirouette of heart-fluttering emotions that poets have tried to put into words for centuries.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Trump's Secret Service detail has also reportedly been preparing for the possibility of the former president being put into jail.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
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“Put into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20into. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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