Verb Satellites receive signals in space and send them back to Earth. When you write to him, please send him my very best wishes. He became ill and was sent home from school. She sent the kids to bed immediately after supper. He was sent to prison for armed robbery. The company sent me to the conference. “There is a Ms. Jones here to see you.” “Send her in.” He was sent on a secret mission. They sent a limo to pick her up at the airport. He asked us to send a taxi for him. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
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Jeff Brown, business school dean at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, said firms have their names on classrooms and routinely send representatives to job fairs and on-campus recruiting events. Richard Rubin, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022 The council voted to send the North Arkansas Regional Medical Center's request for $10 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds to its Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review Committee. Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2022 Ukrainian officials have cited the gains and the evidence of torture and killings to reiterate pleas for modern battle tanks and other heavily armored vehicles which NATO allies have been slow to send. Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2022 Jeremy David Hanson, 34, of Rossmoor, California, used the Merriam-Webster website's comments and contact functions to send multiple threatening messages roughly one year ago, prosecutors said. Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2022 Bipartisan majorities in both the House and Senate judiciary committees have already voted to send both of the bills for floor votes in their respective chambers. Eric Cortellessa, Time, 16 Sep. 2022 Game 4 to send the winner into the league championship series is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Friday night at Ripken Stadium. Randy Mcroberts, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2022 The organizations that send free seeds include Live Monarch, Monarch Watch, and Little Wings. Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2022 The United Nations has urged the international community, especially those responsible for climate change, to send more help to Pakistan. Munir Ahmed, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Sep. 2022
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Nichelle Nichols is getting an appropriate send-off. Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2022 Bugatti has revealed its latest masterpiece, the Mistral roadster, which also serves as the send-off for the French automaker's famous W-16 engine. Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2022 Gotham hosted a game at the same location in 2021 as a send-off to former midfielder Carli Lloyd. Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2022 Now, McKinnon has opened up about how the bizarre and touching send-off came to be. Keith Langston, EW.com, 11 Aug. 2022 Watch some highlights from her touching send-off here. Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 8 Aug. 2022 The Skywalker Saga is a silly and accessible send-up of the nine mainline Star Wars films. Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 4 June 2022 The memorial ceremony concluded outside with a traditional hero's send-off that included a presentation of the flag to Lopez's family, an honor guard salute and a rider-less horse. Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 6 July 2022 But one month after the tragedy, students, administrators and families came together for a proper send-off into life after high school. Danya Perez, San Antonio Express-News, 25 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English sendan; akin to Old High German sendan to send, Old English sith road, journey, Old Irish sét path, way