put
verb (used with object)
to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position.
well-put
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a word derived from
put.
Example Sentences
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And so I also just wanted to get your thoughts on that because I thought it was a very well-put way to describe how I’ve always seen Black women interact with voting.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2020
All of the arguments in this article are valid and well-put, but in the absence of specific opposing viewpoints, it reads a little polemic.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2017
He’s very well-put together, and he’s a strong kid.”
From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2015
Alaskans Disagree New York, N. Y. Feb. 28, 1925 Gentlemen: Your account of the diphtheria epidemic at Nome was, on the whole, accurate and well-put.
From Time Magazine Archive
The defense of Harro Harring, or rather the philippic against those who were doing him wrong, was one of the most eloquent and well-put articles I have ever yet seen in a newspaper.
From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 6, August 5, 1850 by Various
