send in

verb

sent in; sending in; sends in

transitive verb

1
: to cause to be delivered
send in a letter of complaint
2
: to give (one's name or card) to a servant when making a call
3
: to send (a player) into an athletic contest

Examples of send in in a Sentence

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Others advise the dad to just send in a box of saltines with the regular snacks. Victoria Edel, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024 Advertisements enjoined ordinary Americans to send in their original poems and lyrics, which the company would set to music for a rather large fee—a few hundred dollars, depending on the year. Luke Savage, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 Between the lines: The Israeli letter was sent in response to an ultimatum laid out by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Oct. 13 regarding the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Barak Ravid, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024 But messages between Android phones and iPhones were sent in the clear until Apple shipped iOS 18 in September, which added support for RCS and provided for encryption in transit for cross-platform chats. Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for send in 

Word History

First Known Use

1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of send in was in 1616

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“Send in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20in. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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