Sentence examples for put-down from inspiring English sources

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put-down

noun

An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark.

When he called you a know-it-all, he meant it as a put-down.

synonyms

takedown

squelch

squelcher

Exact(1)

A put-down?

The New Yorker

Similar(57)

"Put down the gun!

The New Yorker

Put down the hammer.

The New York Times

Put down the hammers.

The New York Times

"Put down that bag".

The New Yorker

PUT down the drumstick.

The New York Times

Put down the iPhone.

The New York Times

He was put down.

Independent

Suppose you put down unemployment.

The New York Times

He put down the almanac.

The New Yorker

He put down political roots.

The Economist

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