How to Use put to sleep in a Sentence
put to sleep
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In the book, children watch as babies are fed and burped, diapered and put to sleep.
—Kate Tuttle, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2022
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The mother has to be put to sleep during the procedure to maintain her oxygen levels.
—Caroline Catherman, orlandosentinel.com, 30 July 2021
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Characters hunt for dead cats (for spaceship fuel), and a cat is humanely put to sleep.
—Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
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One big question is how the Steam Deck will handle being put to sleep in public spaces without Wi-Fi access.
—Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2022
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All instruments are sterile, the patient is put to sleep, and an incision is cut and held open with retractors.
—David Warmflash, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2016
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Next, the annoying lane-departure warning chimes, lights, and vibrations were put to sleep.
—Georg Kacher, Car and Driver, 26 Apr. 2023
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And babies should only be put to sleep on a firm, flat surface—like a crib or bassinet—without pillows or other products that could suffocate the infant.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 29 Aug. 2023
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Oliver has scoliosis and was going to be put to sleep because something happened to his owner.
—Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2020
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As for the studios, eyes are on No Hard Feelings and Strays, even if either failing to connect won’t mean that likeminded projects necessarily get put to sleep.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2023
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Ten to midnight seems like a relatively late bedtime, but in that same state of nature there were also evening matters to tend to: getting children fed and put to sleep, tending the fires, watching out for predators.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 24 June 2020
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For now, at least, another disappointing live-action adaptation for anime and manga has been put to sleep.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
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In addition to recommending that babies be put to sleep on their backs on a flat surface with nothing in the crib or bassinet until the age of 1, the American Academy of Pediatrics discourages bed-sharing.
—Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2022
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Hippopotamuses are also difficult to safely put to sleep.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2013
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Dixie didn't even have to be put to sleep to receive the single injection of Stelfonta, which was relatively inexpensive and effective compared to other treatment options.
—Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com, 18 Oct. 2021
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