send on

phrasal verb

sent on; sending on; sends on
: to cause (something) to go or to be carried from one place to another
I had my mail/post sent on to my new address.
He had his baggage sent on ahead.

Examples of send on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web City Manager Marcus Jones notified Mecklenburg County and other area town managers of a non-binding agreement in an email sent on May 15, WSOC reported. Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2024 After about six hours, Minaj was fined and sent on her way, Dutch police said. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 May 2024 FlightAware listed a flight departing Colorado Springs at 10:58 p.m. later that night and arriving at Tampa at 3:43 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28, suggesting this was the alternative flight the passengers were sent on. Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 28 May 2024 Delays have also come from Egypt, where most of the aid is collected before being sent on to Gaza. Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 24 May 2024 Recall notification letters are expected to be sent on May 23. Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024 Winners will be notified via email, and instructions will be sent on how to collect their bourbon. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 14 May 2024 The two-time Oscar winner is set to star as Alpha One, the leader of an alien gang sent on a mission to conquer Earth. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024 The Colombian woman’s translation exactly matched a WhatsApp message that was later sent on Knezevich Henao’s phone. Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024

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“Send on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20on. Accessed 4 Jun. 2024.

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