Pretty sure checkmate is a noun, ergo you can put someone into checkmate.
Titanium is also a noun, but can you put someone into titanium?
If it's molten, yes.
peace is a noun can you put someone in peace?
Are we going to list every noun?
Pretty sure checkmate is a noun, ergo you can put someone into checkmate.
Titanium is also a noun, but can you put someone into titanium?
If it's molten, yes.
peace is a noun can you put someone in peace?
Finding a counterexample doesn't invalidate all of the examples, it just means that it's not always true.
"Coffin" is a noun, so is "headlock".
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Pretty sure checkmate is a noun, ergo you can put someone into checkmate.
Titanium is also a noun, but can you put someone into titanium?
If it's molten, yes.
I was just about to say that but ALAS noticed the Grobe already did. You could also build it into a container, and put somebody in it.
I should note, that there is also a precedent for words that are both nouns and verbs. "Run" comes to mind -- I can go for a run, but in order to do so I must run.
And I'll bet they would have peace in there.
I agree with Tenna. Check is a state which you can pass through and thus be "in". Checkmate is final and thus you can't be "in checkmate", the word merely describes the state of things.
There's also no conceivable reason you would say "put [X] in checkmate" rather than "checkmate." or "checkmated him"
Also, there are only 329 Google hits for "put in checkmate."
Being in something doesn't mean there has to be a way out.
Molten titanium, for example.