Sentences - "pull down" and "put out"
The old chapel was dangerous and had to be pulled down.
There are children around. Could you put out your cigarette, please?
Can someone give me more examples, please? Thank you.
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In American English, "pulled down" is very rare. In fact, we wouldn't say "The old chapel was dangerous and had to be pulled down." We would say "had to be torn down". "Pull down" would be used for something that requires force to move from a higher location to a lower one. For example, "I had to pull down the cat from the tree, since its claws were dug into the bark."
The phrase "put out" is almost exclusively used for cigarettes or cigars, or anything that is on fire. You could put out a torch, or a campfire. For example, "it's important to put out your campfire before you leave the area so you don't start a forest fire."
There is also another (completely different) meaning of "put out", which means "to inconvenience someone" - think of it as "putting them out of a comfortable position". For example, I wanted to eat at my sister's house, but I didn't want her to be put out since she would have to cook another meal for us." It's also pretty rare. Much more common for something on fire to be "put out".
Hope that helped!
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