set the toddler down in her seatset down the names of those in attendance
Recent Examples on the WebThe companion album doesn’t feel essential in the same way, at least not the original 1984 LP, for which the questionable choice was made to trim the set down to nine songs.—Al Shipley, SPIN, 26 May 2024 Epic Games and Apple are in court for evidentiary hearings for the next couple of weeks over whether Apple violated the anti-steering injunction set down by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in 2021 after their landmark trial.—Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 8 May 2024 There’s also an automatic pausing that turns down the heat and airflow when the hair dryer is set down on a surface.—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 With Britain leading the tie 2-1, Raducanu came back from a set down to defeat France’s Diane Parry 4-6 6-1 7-6 (7-1), giving her team an unassailable 3-1 lead and a spot in the new-look finals for the first time, apart from when Britain hosted the competition in 2022.—Issy Ronald, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024 Think of them as akin to video game cut scenes — that is, cinematic instances in which players can set down the controller.—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024 So this year the group set down a basket of pears, oranges, apples and a kiwi — a choice that was praised by some for its practicality and environmental friendliness but that was a bit of a letdown for a few harder-core traditionalists.—Michael Laris, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024 Eventually, Finger found a way to set down, and his men yanked the poles from the sand and threw them aside.—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024 The academy recommends guns be unloaded any time they're set down.—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
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