Examples of 'were put down' in a sentence

Meaning of "were put down"

were put down: To be criticized, belittled, or disrespected by someone or a group of people

How to use "were put down" in a sentence

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were put down
The protests were put down by the state.
Large number of amendments were put down.
The nets were put down after a fishless night.
Dogs and they were put down.
They were put down by troops still loyal to the crown.
He raised up those who were put down.
Their protests were put down quickly and brutally.
She was the one who insisted they were put down.
All the achievements were put down to his initiatives.
You have seen so many horses that were put down.
The rest were put down in the throes of hunger frenzies.
There will be a special remembrance of the dogs that were put down.
Hopefully the cats were put down forthwith.
Most of those that had escaped from their pens were put down.
I reckon the stones were put down deliberately to protect the mosaic.

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A press campaign was triggered and several questioning were put down to the Reichstag.
Each of these revolts were put down by nationalist commanders soon after they broke out.
President Habib Bourguiba declared a state of emergency and the riots were put down by force.
The dead animals were put down on the floor between the kitchen and the refectory.
If they got injured too badly, they were put down.
These rebellions were put down by Florence.
The current floor of hard-baked bricks were put down.
These uprisings were put down by the Ottomans with great bloodshed.
Some of these protests ended peacefully ; many were put down harshly.
Deposits were put down by the Americans after suitable accommodations had been found.
The attack started several fires that were put down by the brigade servicemen.
The revolts were put down with the help of Prussian troops from Saarlouis.
I heard that you and your men were put down by Luo Tianguang.
But they were put down by Rome's military might.
Two of them died of natural causes, but the rest were put down.
The uprisings in other cities were put down by KMT forces quickly.
Following consultation between FEPTCE and Ecuadorian authorities, official criteria were put down.
The last great rebellions were put down by Artaxerxes III.
The next year, they revolted along with the Veneti, but were put down.
Thus this shows that Gentile powers were put down by the power of His Kingdom.
The name come from the ancient " Port aux bûches ", a port where logs were put down.
Some of the flags were put down at half-mast.
The crowds responded by throwing bottles and stones, though they were put down soon after.
These stones were put down maybe five, six hundred years ago.
In towns where the militia arrived promptly, the riots were put down relatively quickly.
During my passage, many books were put down with beautiful moments of reading in perspective.
I am glad, however, that many of the amendments which were put down were not passed.
Four amendments were put down to the Commission 's proposal.
The Iroquois were the hand … they were put down.
The demonstrations were put down by Soviet military forces, including armored units.
In this context, black revolts in Cuba increased, and were put down with mass executions.
Other rebellions were put down in March 1921 in Saxony and Hamburg.
The inhabitants of Tiberias, who continued to rebel, were put down by force.
Uprisings in Ketama, Morocco, were put down with great severity and their perpetrators slain.
You were still alive when you were put down here? Victoria.

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