put into

verb

put into; putting into; puts into
1
: to use (a certain amount of energy or effort) when doing (something)
He puts a lot of energy into his performances.
2
: to invest (time, money, etc.) in (something)
We put a lot of money into (fixing up) that house.

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But in one incident, the child was allegedly put into timeout for 45 minutes. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Among the wedding highlights for Junelle was a performance by renowned gospel singer Tasha Cobbs Leonard, a moment from the reception that Noah put into motion months in advance. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 What stands out is how little effort the president put into pretending this is not the case. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 The fantasy of a cultural architecture that’s as flexible as culture itself has been kicking around for more than 100 years, and there’s something obscurely disappointing about seeing a technocratic version get put into practice. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for put into

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