How to Use put away in a Sentence

put away

verb
  • Keep garbage, bird feeders, pet food and other attractants put away in a secure building.
    CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Will Stafford protect the ball and find a way to put away the game?
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Get out the Windex and put away those proverbial stones!
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
  • But Notre Dame answered with an 8-0 run to put away the game.
    Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The Beavers put away each of their first two games by the early stages of the third quarter.
    Ndaschel, oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Start by putting away leftovers and then scrape all the scraps off plates.
    Genevieve Ko, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The visitors ran off six straight points for a 19-12 lead and put away the set.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • My gosh, the sky’s the limit, so put away the bingo cards and enjoy life!
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2024
  • Others might be moved to put away their guns, as is hoped.
    Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The season could prompt a cleanup of the house, preparing the garden, or putting away the heavy parkas.
    Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Dellent would finish the drive with a touchdown pass to Brown to put away the game at 31-7.
    Azcentral Sports, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Wool put away his stencils decades ago, and none of those works appear in the new show.
    Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2024
  • This year, after the dishes are done and the leftovers are put away, serve desert in front of the TV for a movie marathon.
    Leah Hall, Country Living, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Tell your friends to put away that corkscrew for good, this electric machine is more than up to the task.
    Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Picking up all the clothes, washing and drying all the clothes, folding and putting away all the clothes.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2024
  • So put away those loppers and pruning saws for a few more weeks.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Don’t let the current warmth lull you into putting away those coats just yet.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Lacy’s 84-yard catch-and-run finally put away the Lions on the first play of the fourth quarter.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Sunday, the Lakers needed a big game from James to put away Utah.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Coach Steve Kerr cleared the bench and sat his starters and regulars early in the fourth quarter with the game put away.
    Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
  • That might sound crazy, but what a way to get people to put away their cellphones and start talking to strangers again.
    Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The Ravens needed only one first down to put away the game late in the fourth quarter Saturday.
    Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Still feel strange to have put away the cheery, colorful and perhaps even glitzy baubles and pillows, and tchotchkes?
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The six books come in a sturdy box, so young ones will have fun taking them out and putting away their special books.
    Maya Polton, Parents, 17 May 2024
  • Tatum made the technical foul free throw to start overtime, helping the Celtics put away the Lakers in OT.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Team equipment gets stored for the summer and school uniforms are washed, folded, and put away.
    Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2023
  • Nick Chubb pointed the finger at himself, taking the blame for a touchdown run that should have put away the Jets.
    Tom Withers, ajc, 20 Sep. 2022
  • That came a week after putting away Tempe Corona del Sol 4-2 in two overtimes.
    Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Students may keep their phones with them as long as they're powered off and put away during class.
    Alec Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Make sure your kid also folds and puts away their clothes—leaving clean laundry in a heap on the floor is no fun for anyone.
    ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 5 Sep. 2024

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