Each time the bill got to the Senate, at least one anonymous senator put a hold on it , blocking any vote.

When they parted, the senator put into his hand a ten-dollar bill.

Prior to his problems, the senator had already put funds away for the parade.

Sometimes one senator puts a hold on another's project just to retaliate for a hold against a pet idea of his own.

"It helped all the senators put this in perspective."

Under Senate rules, any senator can put an indefinite hold on a nominee.

A senior Republican senator put the matter bluntly: "People up here used to be afraid of him; now they aren't."

Many senators put their names to reform proposals introduced with great fanfare by both parties last month.

He or she will need the help of all of us until the new senator can put his or her own staff together.

The senator put the number at 2.5 million voters nationwide.