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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More Luke Hales/Getty Images David Hamilton and Romy Gonzalez have handled second base since Kristian Campbell was sent down. Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025 Being sent down into the countryside didn’t seem all that bad, and still doesn’t to those who conjure images of cheerful lakeside camps. Nan Z. Da june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025 Shaw hopes his days of struggling at the plate and getting sent down are over. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025 Models of all shapes and sizes were sent down the runway in styles hotter than Kendall in August, from bright colored string bikinis to shimmery, bare-all maillots and cute mini dresses with spaghetti straps. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025 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 18 Jul. 2025.

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