put down in English

noun
1
a remark intended to humiliate or criticize someone.
Why are humorous put-downs needed when direct criticism or insults could suffice?

Use "put down" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "put down" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "put down", or refer to the context using the word "put down" in the English Dictionary.

1. Put down that weapon!

2. Put down the crossbow.

3. Put down your knitting.

4. Put down your hammer.

5. Put down that Popsicle stick.

6. Put down your address clearly.

7. Noah, put down the tape.

8. Please put down the receiver.

9. She put down a joker.

10. Put down the window shade.

11. This revolt too was put down.

12. Put down your name in capitals.

13. We're gonna put down some roots.

14. Put down your name and address.

15. The army put down the rebellion.

16. The uprising was quickly put down.

17. A dog, soon to be put down.

18. Please be merciful put down your knives

19. Rebellions were put down with appalling barbarity.

20. The rebellion was put down in 1962.

21. The British soon put down the rebellion.

22. Your friend drew first, got put down.

23. Mishka put down a heavy shopping bag.

24. Do I feel bad, exploited, put down?

25. He stooped and put down his gun.

26. This bot is tough to put down.

27. Let me put down your telephone number.

28. Mrs Garner put down her cooking spoon.

29. Put down your statement in black and white.

30. The farmer had put down some rat poison.

31. Troops put down a rising in the capital.

32. Those animals put down had a merciful release.

33. After that the Urabi revolt was put down.

34. Put down that knife before you hurt somebody!

35. We had to have the dog put down.

36. Her mother put down her sewing and smiled .

37. The army has put down/suppressed the revolt.

38. I said goodbye and put down the telephone .

39. She put down her tools and smiled broadly.

40. We had to have our cat put down.

41. Army was sent to put down the natives.

42. Put down your guns and let's talk turkey.

43. Subject: 220 dogs put down without anaesthetic in Romania

44. ♪ You must first put down some roots ♪

45. It can be put down on any substrate whatsoever.

46. It's time that the government put down interest rates.

47. 13 The fever was put down to bad water.

48. He put down his mug of foul-tasting coffee.

49. She was a master of the sarcastic put-down.

50. Troops were brought in to put down the disturbance.