send on
Idioms-
Forward something, as in He's moved; I'll send on this letter to his new address . [First half of 1800s]
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send someone on . Cause someone to go on an errand or path, as in I sent your brother on an errand but he should be back soon , or They've sent us on a wild goose chase . [Second half of 1800s]
Example Sentences
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Long before Cherny pressed send on that fateful message, Anthropic’s founders had chosen a counterintuitive strategy that would come to define the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
With other attacking options scarce, Amorim took an approach familiar to coaches at all levels of the game - send on the big man.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2025
The center has also been collecting cash donations to send on to UNRWA.
From Reuters ● Oct. 31, 2023
First-half goals from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Konrad Laimer and Frans Krätzig set Bayern up for a comfortable game, allowing coach Thomas Tuchel to send on Guerreiro and Fukui in the second half.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
The housekeeper thought hard about who to send on this difficult quest.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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