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 That's not the message offshore betting markets have been sending in recent weeks. Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024 Though Alabama, Mississippi and New Hampshire do not offer early in-person voting, options to send in absentee ballots might still be available. Angel Saunders, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024 Those removals were accomplished through many means, including sending in soldiers to communities to forcibly take children. Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 25 Oct. 2024 His former research partner (Kinnear), along with an extraction team, is sent in to find him and locate the missing experiment. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for send in 

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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 5 Nov. 2024.

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