Examples of 'were put' in a sentence

Meaning of "were put"

were put - This phrase reflects a past action where someone or something was placed in a particular location, position, or state. It indicates that someone or something was the object of the action 'put,' which means to place or position something intentionally. The phrase can be used to describe various situations, such as items being arranged, objects being stored, or even people being situated or organized

How to use "were put" in a sentence

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My wife and son were put to the sword.
They were put on trial for it and hanged.
They are the ones we were put here to protect.
They were put up there to protect the bushes.
And his body parts were put in a cauldron.
You were put into a difficult situation because of me.
And all three were put in this bunker.
We were put into a situation which we never thought of.
Some key messages were put forward by participants.
The following general recommendations were put forward.
Strong measures were put in place to eradicate corruption.
She was a kid when you were put in jail.
Critical points were put forward in a constructive manner.
Six main lines of action were put forward.
The tents were put up in groups of five or six.

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Several reasons for this were put forward.
Notices were put out for your arrest.
After apparently the wheels were put in motion.
Then we were put on the buses out here.
Those were the orders that were put out.
A number of ideas were put forward in that respect.
So we went through a whole year where we were put on hold.
The measures were put to the test quickly.
Some very precise questions were put to him.
More people were put into the trucks.
Very complicated rules of voting were put in effect.
I think we were put here to save each other.
New tools and concepts were put in place.
I think we were put on this earth to help people.
Cody and his team were put away.
Bed were put under this toilet.
Those fit to work were put to one side.
Most were put into the local dump.
I am very sorry you were put through this.
Six were put forward for further investigation.
She believes they were put there by a comet.
They were put up thereto protect the bushes.
I am told that they were put there recently.
They were put on transports and sent east.
In some countries they were put on a black list.
They were put to work on the farms.
The center stones were put in place last.
You were put in a van to observe and record.
The surviving children were put in state custody.
They were put on the endangered species list.
It seems the stickers were put on after it was stolen.
We were put on this earth to be his guardians.
All my skills were put out by the men.
We were put here on earth to replace them.
The meze plates were put around them.

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