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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Yet despite the hard work each of these professionals puts into their jobs, the demands of modern health care too often outpace the tools that medical workers have been given.
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Bj Schaknowski, Fortune, 6 May 2024
Those services help put into action the company’s vision statement: People connect.
—Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024
All the energy our rose put into the new growth is gone.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
The future may lie with smaller, lighter instruments, ones that could be put into orbit more cheaply and nimbly than Terra, Aqua and Aura were back in their day.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 3 May 2024
With the increased allocation, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will be able to meet the region’s water demands this year and will have surplus water to put into storage, said Adel Hagekhalil, the MWD’s general manager.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The fate of the world seems to have been put into the hands of oil and gas interests.
—Kelly Sims Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Big ideas seem impossible to put into words as the moon and Neptune clash.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Additionally, it can be dismantled and put into the dishwasher for safe and easy cleaning.
—Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2024
Bj Schaknowski, Fortune, 6 May 2024
Those services help put into action the company’s vision statement: People connect.
—Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024
All the energy our rose put into the new growth is gone.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
The future may lie with smaller, lighter instruments, ones that could be put into orbit more cheaply and nimbly than Terra, Aqua and Aura were back in their day.
—Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 3 May 2024
With the increased allocation, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will be able to meet the region’s water demands this year and will have surplus water to put into storage, said Adel Hagekhalil, the MWD’s general manager.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The fate of the world seems to have been put into the hands of oil and gas interests.
—Kelly Sims Gallagher, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Big ideas seem impossible to put into words as the moon and Neptune clash.
—USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
Additionally, it can be dismantled and put into the dishwasher for safe and easy cleaning.
—Jack Byram, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Put into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20into. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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