send down

verb

sent down; sending down; sends down

transitive verb

British
: to suspend or expel from a university

Examples of send down in a Sentence

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Devon Levi once again started the season in the NHL but finished the year with only nine games played after getting sent down to the AHL early in the year. Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 10 July 2025 Estes pitched in two games for the A’s early in the season before getting sent down to Triple-A Las Vegas. Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025 After crushing the ball with Iowa, Shaw quickly found himself back in the big leagues about a month after getting sent down. Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025 Center fielder Kameron Misner was jut sent down and Chandler Simpson was just called back up to take his place. Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for send down

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of send down was in 1848

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“Send down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20down. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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