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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Footage released by the Coast Guard showed a rescue swimmer being sent down from the helicopter to evaluate the man’s condition. David Chiu, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024 Your favorite guy gets traded, or injured, or sent down. Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 1 Oct. 2024 He was sent down Thursday after making a team-record four errors in one game against the Seattle Mariners. Chuck Murr, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 From Leslye Headland, The Acolyte saw Stenberg pull double duty as twin sisters Osha and Mae, who are sent down different paths after the Jedi stumble upon their village as children. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for send down 

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 Nov. 2024.

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