How To Use Put on In A Sentence

Turn out the lot and the wellrotted stuff at the base can be put on unplanted soil. The Sun
‘Of course, if you fail, and you have been put on that pedestal, it is a lot harder because you have further to fall,’ he said.
We did that a couple of Saturdays ago when we put on the most ridiculously illogical bet.
I put on black eyeliner, mascara, red eye shadow with black tints towards the edges of my eyes, and ruby colored lipstick.
I haf to light de fire, put on de kiddle, scrap some vit my vife, and get myself breakfast. Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers

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I put on my thick coat ready to brave the elements.
Sharon ignored them, and they wandered off to ask some other people if they had put on tephillin today. Archive 2007-01-01
Unfortunately, many contaminants remain unbanned, and an average of seven new chemicals are put on the market daily, most of them not tested for toxicity.
The tissue is removed from the acid and turned into powder which patients then put on their wound. The Sun
She curled her hair into soft waves and put on the white gold earrings her father had given her.
As I understand it, no one took issue with our lateness, and we did put on an application for extension of time in the second one, as I understand it.
Put on your red wool cardigan - it'll be nice and warm.
So I put the guitar on clean, put on the delay effect, and I arpeggiate the chords at the right speed to get this really crazy thumping sound. All Updates @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
It's an important thing you can put on your vita.
She was diagnosed with mental-health problems and put on medication. The Sun
All of the chairs had deep red covers put on them with the exception of the one at the head of the table.
The new Simon is the one who doesn't put on the false nose of the gagster to hide from his own experience and pain. Simon Spys:Real Or False.?
Hence it appears, that Cyphers put on the Right - hand of whole Numbers, do increafe the Value of thofe Numbers in a decuple (or ten-fold) Proportion: The Complete Measurer: Or, The Whole Art of Measuring. In Two Parts. The First Part Teaching ...
They made us put on protective suits and masks. Times, Sunday Times
Along with stamping out burglaries and thefts, a heavy emphasis is put on personal safety.
Third, the conical re-entry vehicle was a vast improvement on the rudimentary models put on parade in the past. Times, Sunday Times
Chin put on his strict sifu face and began barking orders: Clean up this room! American Chinatown
Believers, regenerate persons, who believe in Him, and rely on Him, have put on Christ.
I was not, for once, wearing my battledress trousers, but had put on my uniform skirt with my battledress top.
She put on her felt hat and walked into the boundless wind and snow.
She put on a shawl and told Denver and Beloved to do likewise.
Nevertheless, she put one foot in front of the other numbing herself to the pain and commenced her trudge.
Julie picked at the small amount of food she had put on her plate.
We believe that Jesus Christ, being the wisdom of God and his eternal Son, has put on our flesh, so as to be God and man in one person; man, like unto us, capable of suffering in body and sinon en tant qu'il a ete pur de toute macule. The Creeds of the Evangelical Protestant Churches.
Personally, I begin waterfowl hunting, and me and my buddies put on a coyote hunt in January. With the big game season winding down in most areas. What is everyone doing to keep sharp and break the monotony of winter?
If you can manage financially, suggest plans are put on the back burner for at six months. The Sun
At night, they advised us to put on our under-bungalow lights and wait for the floorshow of ravenous and strange-looking fish gobbling up plankton just beneath us.
We put on suppers, card games, darts, seniors' activities, and dances, and also do weddings and receptions.
One employee was suspended without pay for two weeks and another was put on three-month probation.
Looking with disgust at the clothing she was going to have to put on, she sighed and began to remove the beautiful rose-coloured silk robes.
In fact, it would put only a small amount of money into the hands of those who really need it.
She put on a histrionic display of grief at her ex-husband's funeral.
He was given a community service order and put on probation.
Did you know that sacking-like scratchy large-weave fabric with vaguely hairy fibres, the stuff they put on display screens and trendy flower arrangements, is called Hessian?
I'll put on a pot of tea and bake us some cupcakes.
Why aren't you asking all these shirtless men around here to put on their shirts?
I'd appreciate your input on this.
He was taken to an intensive care unit in a deep coma and put on a life support machine. Times, Sunday Times
From the sounds downstairs, my mother was trying to recover from last night's hangover and put on a decent dress for her daughters' weddings.
Flood victims were furious today after planners called for a £1 million defence scheme at Stamford Bridge to be put on hold.
Frank Rossitano (Judah Friedlander): Just before the show begins, neglects to put on one of his ridiculous trucker caps and accidentally slaps some deely boppers on his head instead. '30 Rock' live: What could possibly go wrong?
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He was at pains to stress that there won't be any pressure put on the newer members of the team, saying that he felt there had been ‘too much talk’ about some of them.
Over the years she has put on about 130 pounds but still dresses as if she were a sylph.
The knotter is the same thing that Cyrus McCormick put on the oldtime reaper. Oral History Interview with Arthur Little, December 14, 1979. Interview H-0132. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
The sense is that when you put on the shirt, you are there to do a job, and there's no space for jokers.
And, considering all meals in Italy consist of at least five courses, I actually did put on some weight -- since my hair grew about a quarter-inch, I figger I gained at * least* an ounce ... Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..
To stay bite-free, said Brandi Moritz with the Platte County Health Department, residents can treat standing water with mosquito larvicide briquettes, put on repellant, wear long sleeves and avoid being outdoors from dusk to dawn when the mosquitoes bite most. KansasCity.com: Front Page
I wonder if she'd take offense if I ask her to put on a snowsuit.
Taxpaying voters, well used to being taxed to the hilt by politicians of all political hues, are right to be so sceptical about the show being put on in front of them.
She slipped out of her pajamas and put on a pair of sweats and a jacket.
Joy in living can never be assumed as a posse or put on as a mask.
Allison then put on her tight black Capri pants and her red turtle neck.
We've got tiny little radios that we can put on the honey possums now.
The liver necrosis vanished, her color came back, and she started to put on weight. TROPIC OF NIGHT
We put on our wellies and go for walks with our puppy. The Sun
There are still a few technical problems/obstacles/hurdles to be surmounted before the product can be put on sale to the public.
In his recent annual address to the clergy the Bish. lamented bitterly that the American "jingo" was provoking dear patient Christian England to put on her war-paint. The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 10
I eat whatever I want and I still don't seem to put on weight.
He was put on a little silver tray, and an ingeniously wrought siphon showered him with pure water, which the faqir had no doubt drawn from some sacred well or spring. Love and Life Behind the Purdah
Better yet, I could skip all the hustles and put on a real money-making outfit.
These are put on show alongside her own recent and new pieces that deal with such shared themes as loneliness, longing and unrequited love. Times, Sunday Times
He had her name put on the sides in big, bold opalescent green, hoping it would reflect like the shimmerings of an imaginary dragon.
‘I'm like a little dogie, struggling to its feet after having the branding iron put on me,’ he said when he finally broke away from the series.
For the rest I will take care that due warning is given, and a notice put up in all places, to prevent you being entered on the census as absent; and to get put on the census just before the lustration is the mark of your true man of business. [ The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order
I was hospitalized many times and put on bed rest for 6 months of the pregnancy.
When Rob and Louise are suddenly both laid off, their wedding plans are put on hold as they find themselves rethinking their entire lives.
All in all, men no longer need to be concerned that they will be put on the spot to learn mambos and cha chas in class.
Nerves were to the fore on opening night as the cast stuttered with their lines and generally put on a wooden performance in the first act.
we can't paint until they put on the finishing coat
NEW YORK — A bobbing little pompom put on a peak performance at the Westminster Kennel Club. Westminster Best In Show 2012: Malachy The Pekingese Wins Dog Competition
Pat was wearing an outrageous backless purple dress, so, not to be outdone, I put on my new gold and black trouser suit.
Pressure is put on the forearm above the wrist to twist the forearm outwards so that the palm faces towards the head. Muscle Management
At some point, the matrimonial litigation was put on hold for two years.
Stop moaning, put on a jumper and hike through the drizzle to the snug in the pub. Times, Sunday Times
The bread and butter of defense attorneys is to see how many people they can put on trial.
Life can be busy with many different roles and hats to put on and take off again.
When I know a visitor is due, I feel duty-bound to look my best, so I usually catch a quick shower, put on a bright shirt, pressed trousers and even a sunny smile.
Please put on your sunglasses to avoid the glare.
Some airlines just put on routes because they think they can stimulate traffic.
They stretch her hair back and put on this terrible wig and strap her in to the battle garments of queenliness and she comes out and she's the embodiment of power. Fear And Clothing: Cintra Wilson's Fierce Fashion Prowess
The property and the adjacent house were cordoned off and an ambulance was put on standby near the scene.
Always a suspect driver, he struggled to find the fairway and the pressure this put on the rest of his game took its toll. Times, Sunday Times
The roof skin is put on here, the feed mangers are added, and all of the internal components, such as the rear tack room, are added.
My thoughts and ramblings were put on hold as the toothsome scent of bacon and omelets (the mystery goo in the basin) filtered into my room, permeating throughout the air and reaching my nostrils.
A sealant is a plastic material that is placed on the chewing surface up close to your teeth and it protects your teeth from bacteria getting into the deep pits and grooves and getting decayed," said Susan Schroeder, an IUSB dental student helping put on the clinic. WNDU - Home - Headlines
Besides, the more constraint put on opportunities of factor marketing, the less the reservation price and the elasticity of supply was, therefore the share of factor income became less.
They are these tiny little plastic beads (think a little bigger than the head of a pin, seriously) that kids put onto tiny pin sized pegs to make patterns. They Say It’s Her Birthday | Her Bad Mother
In our baptisms, we put on Christ and Christ lives in us.
It's like something you could put on the stereo while fixing your student bouffant in the mirror.
During this time people put on morality plays about ghosts, goblins, virgins, and other mythical creatures.
Put one on the off-ramp from the highway near your home, if you can. How To Succeed At Any Garage Sale | myFiveBest
Seated in a large arm-chair, a smoking tumbler of mulled port before him, sat my friend Mike, dressed in my full regimentals, even to the helmet, which, unfortunately however for the effect, he had put on back foremost; a short "dudeen" graced his lip, and the trumpet so frequently alluded to lay near him. Charles O'Malley — Volume 2
Mr Teasdale had put on last year's ski video in an attempt to take nervous people's mind off the drop which was a few feet from their right.
The cardinal who's just been elected pope goes there to put on the vestments he'll wear when he appears to the crowd waiting below in St. Peter's Square.
For example, someone with terminal cancer might write that they do not want to be put on a respirator (breathing machine) if they stop breathing.
And the most important, versatile and unstylish piece of kit you can put on is a napkin. Times, Sunday Times
Hilton made it clear that those assets would likely be put on the auction block.
Wrap up warm and put on some moisturiser with a protection factor. The Sun
He put on a sulky expression.
Though she had put on a brave front, he could see her eyes on the verge of tears.
Ideally, I like to walk into a place just as the food is being put on the table. Times, Sunday Times
The children put on a play adapted from a Russian folk tale.
The pestering problem of ‘protected teachers’ can be tackled only if the unaided sector is put on a leash.
I want to put on the record that I haven't had a penny of public money.
Topical pain relievers are creams, lotions, or sprays that you put on your skin to relieve pain from sore muscles and arthritis.
The study is looking at where the ends of the bridge would be put on both sides of the river.
In cultural dances, performers may put on feathered hats and skirts made of sisal strands.
Yesterday, the full programme was announced and a new poster put on display.
When it comes to the boil add the spuds and put on the lid. The Sun
Swisser put on her headmistressy spectacles and the two of them completed their bit of the forms.
After hours of lugging and unpacking heavy boxes, he would freshen up, put on a jacket, and work the floor of the restaurant as wine steward until the end of the night.
Calliope "Calli" Reaper-Jones has had a Forgotten Charm put on herself so she can lead a normal mortal's life in New York City, trying to break into the world of fashion. Review: Death’s Daughter by Amber Benson
I consider Sister Stephanie to be a saint, and I feel great pleasure in beholding the merits of Sister Casilda, and the favours which our Lord bestows upon her ever since she put on the habit. The Letters of St. Teresa
I agreed to be put on an SSRI, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor. Blogging About Anti-Anxiety Meds
Tomorrow will be even worse, but you can always count on the Aussie Champion to put on a show: on uphill finishes, he never fails to ride a wheelie across the finish line.
CBC radio announcer Katherine Duncan will emcee the event, which is put on by the the Book Publishers Association and the Writers Guild of Alberta.
He put on an impressive turn of speed in the last lap.
Why do two colors, put one next to the other, sing? Can one really explain this? no. Just as one can never learn how to paint. Pablo Picasso
Now, put on a lace body. Times, Sunday Times
“Okay, girls, but put on sunhats,” said Samantha Pattison, who was wearing a pink Florida Marlins cap and these huge actressy sunglasses. THIS IS ME FROM NOW ON
He put on a wonderful demonstration with his four-horse hitch of Belgians and another competitor showed how it's done when he hitched his pair of gray Percherons tandem.
The onus is put on the student's parents to get him or her to school for the period of time the student is suspended.
What I am now engaged on is the monograph of the _principal_ Southern Nebulæ, the object of which is to put on record every ascertainable particular of their actual appearance and the stars visible in them, so as to satisfy future observers whether _new stars_ have appeared, or changes taken place in the nebulosity. Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville
The regional finalists put on an afternoon tea to die for. The Sun
She put on a black Ramones T-shirt and patted down her hair with her hands.
One afternoon everybody (except the sheriffs) were put on alert, because the "south-side" car was planning on making some pruno, and inside the walls of the camp that meant drunken gang members, which led to riots, usually. Strange Reaction
To be a recipient is normally to put oneself in a subordinate position.
You have to put on the costume when you're learning and rehearsing the piece, because it has so much material, so many panels.
That is because I had been put on long-term disability by my employer, with fibromyalgia, systemic lupus, discoid lupus, chronic fatigue, high blood pressure, elevated sugar factor, etc. CSS: Shaping the New You
She was checking out the apples that the customer had put on the conveyer belt
‘We have a duty and an obligation if we're going to put on a show like this to deliver buyers to that arena,’ Wallace said.
She meant to try first with that big girl who had helped her put on the shoeman's bronze slippers; and she hurried through the office, pushing purblindly past Ragged Lady — Volume 1
Has Palin figured out that in order to put on all her makeup and meet the news cycle of the east coast, she is gonna have to wake up awful early? Think Progress » Fox News VP: We ‘hope’ Palin will be ‘polarizing’ as a Fox News contributor.
But plans for the repairs and redevelopment work have been put on a slow burner by the government as a result of the sharp economic downturn.
Put on a thick pair of unstylish glasses, if you have them, and run some Pomade de Einstein through your hair.
She was put on a ventilator up to eight times a year until the age of six. Times, Sunday Times
I was at a ting on Saturday when a mother put on a pair of comedy / joke glasses.
A bright light shines from behind and the silver armor is put on her.
Socratic irony had its particular meaning in the context of ancient Greece. It was just an "act" put on by Socrates which demonstrated his nature, when he spoke to people.
And one anonymous poet exhorted the women of the city to put on your best; in all the colors of the bow be drest. Robert Morris
Even clever people are not terribly clever when put on the spot.
Men, women and children are no longershakledshackled, put on the auction block and sold like prize cattle to the highest bidder.
For the duration of the holiday, from Dec. 26 until Jan. 1, stores will put on Kwanzaa displays using African themes and featuring a kinara.
What other construction is capable of being put on his words, other than ‘Seamie got a bung from the Micker’?
But most of the female population likes to put on a bit of slap now and then for self-confidence and attracting men so for that alone it gives guys some peace.
The reality is that in the fire service so much of the emphasis is put on strength and stamina.
Other signature promises may be addressed in piecemeal fashion in the opening weeks of the Obama administration but then put on a long track toward more comprehensive resolutions. The Sunday Word: Closing Guantanamo Will Have To Wait - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
HAVE you already put on a wash, unloaded the dishwasher, done the rubbish and peeled the potatoes for lunch? Times, Sunday Times
When Mr. Piperson returned, he found Pigling sitting before the fire; he had brushed up the hearth and put on the pot to boil; the meal was not get-at-able. The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter
The first staging of one of O'Neill's works came when an amateur theatre group in Provincetown, Cape Cod put on his 1914 one-acter Bound East For Cardiff, a play set onboard a fogbound vessel in the middle of the Atlantic. This week's new theatre and dance
In the early nineteenth century, the old British antagonism between Celts and Saxons was put on a biological footing.
It has often been reported that he put on two stone over one summer but he says that is simply not true.
Get into your white flannels and pretty blue coat and put on your dinkey rah-rah, and follow me. The Common Law
You know which personal ambition you should focus on and which you should put on hold. The Sun
Let's put on our rose-coloured specs and look at the good.
She put on a shirt and leggings of green leather, soft and supple.
From the kick-off both teams put on a display of stylish, exquisite rugby.
They did not attempt to put one king in place of another, but to dethrone human nature and discrown the very manhood of the race. The Writings of James Russell Lowell in Prose and Poetry, Volume V Political Essays
The drovers made a fire and put on a pot of coffee and began frying up pancakes and slabs of pork.
How many bobbies could we put on the beat for that? The Sun
Put on some good music, read a good book, cook a roast, encourage friends to visit with red wine and you're sweet.
Broke and reduced to living with his nagging aunt, Jamal gets the bright idea to put on a wig and falsies and join the women's league.
She put on black eyeliner, reddish eyeshadow, and black lipstick.
Although he was very nervous, he put on a brave front.
He's put on twenty or thirty pounds, and is no longer the pitiful scraggy rafter trembling with fear. OUTCAST
I polished my axe and the spike on the shield, put on my armor and went out of the tent.
The demands put on them are ratcheted up at regular intervals and competition and rivalry for internal empires is encouraged. SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets
The patient was put on a liquid diet, sucralfate proton pump inhibitor treatment and was symptom-free within two weeks. BioMed Central - Latest articles
But then while most people ooh and aah over dorado, to me there are several other species that I´d much rather put on my plate such as robalo or lora for starters. Bonita recipe...taking a trash fish to the next level
The two make regular visits to schools and discotheques, and also put on street performances.
Put on a helmet, fire up your engine and head out on the open road.
It occurred to him at that point that perhaps the halfbloods had missed an excellent chance to assassinate Dyran-all anyone would have had to do was to put on an illusion of fullblood- The Elvenbane
In summer, the meadow is in full bloom; in fall, asters and gentians shine, and the trees put on quite a display.
And then, so that I might not perjure myself on the witness-stand or have the truth gimleted out of me by lawyers, I put on rags and hid myself among the thousands who trudge the highways and ride the trusses of freight-cars. The Landloper
The teenager is gifted with a strong visual imagination that he longs to put on film.
THE grit put on roads to clear ice is 90 per cent rock salt. The Sun
He put on a large hat and glasses as a disguise and hoped no one would recognise him.
For now talk of a little mix can be put on the back burner. The Sun
And I'll tell you how this same lady induced me to put on those foolish togs and hire the friskiest horse at Clayton's," further volunteered Shirley. Jane Allen, Junior
All this information had to be input onto the computer.
We are often made to feel quite defensive of our reasons for doing things, as there is such pressure put on women by other women. Times, Sunday Times
They spoke to me in patois, which I did not understand, and seemed surprised to see us all in our nightgowns, forgetting that we had little else to put on till they had brought the luggage. The Romance of Isabel, Lady Burton
I suppose that the problem could be epigrammatically put in terms of the old joke: 'If we are put on earth to be good to other people, what are the other people put on earth for?' Archbishop's lecture celebrating 60th Anniversary of the William Temple Foundation
For a long time anybody who wanted to put on muscle mass was recommended to eat lots of meat. Shape Your Body, Shape Your Life
Susan put on a show of regret all day.
We put on extra waterproofs and helmets, and then luged down the whole 3 kilometers.
Oversized dungarees and long-sleeved shirts were the most practical items to put on in the morning, especially since the majority of girls, unused to farm tools, preferred to do their jobs by hand.
This is the second year the collective put on the elaborate tap show that involves dancers and studios from all over the Lower Mainland.
When it reaches the Cuernavaca post office, a date and time stamp is put on the back of the envelope. Receiving debit or credit cards by mail in Mexico
He would become very panicky when put on his back while his nappy was being changed. Caring for your Unborn Child
They wouldn't need to berate heaven, or put on smiles when all they wanted to do was scream. EVERVILLE
He put on his best clothes for the party.
The union would like more input on redundancies.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.

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