put back
phrasal verb
put back; putting back; puts back
1
: to return (something) to the place where it belongs
Remember to put the vacuum cleaner back in the closet after you've used it.
The books had been put back neatly on the shelf.
2
British
: to change (a planned event) to start at a later date or time
They put back the game until next week.
Examples of put back in a Sentence
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The office building included a cafe and large industrial kitchen that will be put back into use.
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Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
When the award did come through a day later, they were put back to work, but medical providers who reached out in the interim to submit their regular data updates had no one to help them and didn’t know when services would be restored.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Trailing by six with less than four minutes to play in the third quarter, Shepard scored five points in an 11-4 Lynx run — capped by putting back a Bridget Carleton miss a split-second before the third quarter expired — for a 55-54 Lynx lead.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 25 June 2025
While shoes are being put back on, dads trade birthday party venue recommendations.
—Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
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Richard Halstead, Mercury News, 31 July 2025
When the award did come through a day later, they were put back to work, but medical providers who reached out in the interim to submit their regular data updates had no one to help them and didn’t know when services would be restored.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
Trailing by six with less than four minutes to play in the third quarter, Shepard scored five points in an 11-4 Lynx run — capped by putting back a Bridget Carleton miss a split-second before the third quarter expired — for a 55-54 Lynx lead.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 25 June 2025
While shoes are being put back on, dads trade birthday party venue recommendations.
—Lynda Lin Grigsby, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for put back
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“Put back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20back. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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