How to Use up in a Sentence

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1 of 4 adverb

• He looked up at the stars.
• We watched the sun come up.
• Please pick your clothes up off the floor.
• We stored the boxes up in the attic.
• She stuck a notice up on the wall.
• The land rises up from the valley.
• The cards were on the table facing up.
• He held up his hand.
• She stood beneath the window and called up to her friend.
• What's going on up there?
• That's up there with the likes of the Porsche Cayenne and Cayenne Turbo.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 1 Feb. 2023
• The Gators scored the first six points of the game and were up 37-28 at halftime.
  — Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
• John Ringo, founder of our town, had buried a bunch of gold up here.
  — Martha McPhee, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023
• The two-time Pro Bowler, of course, put himself up there.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2023
• That is one of the originals that’s been up there for two-plus years.
  — Brooke Hauser, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2023
• Players had to walk up four flights of stairs to reach the cramped locker rooms.
  — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2023
• The licenses that are up for bid now are the final three.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2023
• Jalen Hurts crossed the plane first on another short run to go up 7-0.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2023
• Retinol is up there with the likes of hyaluronic acid and vitamin C.
  — Lacey Muinos, Health, 23 Jan. 2023
• That’s because in a year when some stocks are up, others will be down.
  — Anna-Louise Jackson, wsj.com, 28 Dec. 2023
• Next up: The winner advances to the Sweet 16 on Thursday in Boston.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2024
• The company’s share price spiked higher on that news and is now up more than 230 percent from the start of the year.
  — Aaron Gregg, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
• This adorable Lego Valentine Lovebirds set is made for ages eight and up.
  — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2024
• Before the year was up, the model admitted that the two were already in love.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2023
• All three major indexes are still up for the year so far.
  — WSJ, 9 Feb. 2023
• For the year-to-date period though, Netflix’s stock is still up around 20 percent as of Oct. 13.
  — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2023
• After all, prices will go back up by more than $100 in a few hours — so don't let this amazing deal pass you by.
  — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2023
• Some fog may develop late as lows group up in the upper 60s and lower 70s.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
• Netflix shares were up more than 8% in after-hours trading on the subscriber beat.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
• Futures contracts tied to the precious metal are up 9.3% this year, while the benchmark for U.S. stocks is up 7.7%.
  — Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2023

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2 of 4 adjective

• Are the kids up yet?
• We were up near the stage.
• The candy is up on the top shelf.
• I was up all night studying for the test.
• Your package is up at the front desk.
• Gas prices are up again.
• The window is already up.
• We are up every morning at six.
• If the suede is matted, brush in the up direction to lift the fibers and the stain.
  — Taryn Mohrman, Good Housekeeping, 20 Apr. 2023
• Fees are like up-front interest that increase the cost of the loan.
  — Mark Kantrowitz, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
• Those who would rather ride than walk can get an up-close look from one of the river barges.
  — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Dec. 2022
• One is up-tempo and can score in a flash, the other likes to beat you down and snatch your spirit.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2022
• Then hold the opener above your hand and press the up arrow until the cork drops into your hand or the garbage.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 6 Oct. 2022
• The image released by Lexus provides an up-close look at the new RX's front end.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 18 May 2022
• And, of course, there’s an up-and-down quickshifter for clutch-less, full-throttle gear changes.
  — Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2022
• It's been an up-and-down year for Arizona, which finished tied with Cal for last place in the nine-team Pac-12.
  — The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2022
• Look on the website for the most up-to-date information.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 5 July 2022
• Watch the video above for our impressions and an up-close look at the designs, and read on for details.
  — PCMAG, 3 Jan. 2023
• Check the schedule at paseopdx.org for the most up-to-date information.
  — oregonlive, 11 July 2022
• The old mill-dam was formerly the site of an up-down sawmill which was moved to Old Sturbridge Village.
  — Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2022
• On a field trip in India last year, Pranveer Singh Rathore got an up-close look at the problem.
  — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2022
• The up coach arrived on Monday evening at 7 o’clock, just twelve hours from San Diego — The fastest time ever made on the road by any stage.
  — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2022
• Does Stoops want to bring in a coach armed with the type of up-tempo attack so many college teams use in the modern game?
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 1 Dec. 2022
• The new rules force council members into an up or down vote.
  — Joseph D. Bryant | [e-mail], al, 27 June 2023
• Had an up-and-down season, but fastball still sits 92-97 mph.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2022
• And if not, pick some up scapes at your local farmers' market.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 13 July 2023
• His shiftiness and speed have helped the Knights regain their up-tempo offense.
  — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2022
• The up-and-down career of Clint Frazier took another turn when he was cut by the Chicago Cubs.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 11 June 2022
• Khan was long regarded as an up-and-coming GM prospect, and the Steelers were smart to retain him.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022
• And Reneau and Kaleb Banks are two 6-8 athletic bigs suited for the up-and-down modern game.
  — Matthew Glenesk, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2022

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3 of 4 preposition

• The ship sailed up the coast.
• The bathroom is up the stairs.
• Go up the street and turn left.
• We walked up the street to meet them.
• She had to walk her bike up the hill.
• Her office is all the way up the hall on the right.
• They live just up the block from us.
• He climbed up the ladder.
• I paddled the canoe up the river.
• He paced up and down the hall, waiting for news about his wife's operation.
• The drifts have piled up, from Tahoe to the Tehachapis.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
• And all the money in the world won’t take away the fear that still wakes him up at night.
  — Anna Clark, ProPublica, 2 Jan. 2024
• All of a sudden, Ms. Oprah Winfrey pops up on the screen.
  — Felice León, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
• For as much movement and chaos as the front of the defense caused, the back end of the unit was there to back them up.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
• Over 20 inches could pile up in the far western portion of the metro area, close to the Front Range foothills.
  — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
• Manzo tried to get away again, but Glanville pressed her up against the bathroom door.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
• Hold your arm out straight, directly in front of you, and put a finger up in the air.
  — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 7 Apr. 2024
• Clouds will drop and thicken, and a few showers may pop up by pre-dawn.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024
• On the sidewalk a bearded man stood rooted, staring up at the sun.
  — Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
• Benedict said the girls pounced and were beating them up when Benedict blacked out.
  — USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2024
• The two had matched up regularly when Mitchell played for Utah.
  — Tom Withers, ajc, 4 Feb. 2023
• The whiffs on ball carriers piled up like junk mail at election time.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
• At the close of the piece, the Jews rise up in defiance, singing in unison the Hebrew prayer Shema Yisrael.
  — John Adams, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2023
• Four errors by the Bears didn’t help the visitors either as the Wildcats piled up runs.
  — Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
• Just a guy to gobble up innings and maybe start toward the back end of a playoff series.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
• The scenario that led him to San Diego, so soon after teeing it up in Asia, surely ranks near the top of that list.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
• After breaking through the lower part of the gate, the thief took a dolly out of the van and strode up the driveway toward the storage area.
  — Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
• Edie realized how high up this goes; and so does the audience.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2023
• If your shopping bug wants to fill up a cart for less, look no further than Amazon.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2023
• Jackson Hole, Wyoming What could be more romantic than snuggling up by the fire after a day out in the snow?
  — Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024

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4 of 4 verb

• Faiyaz pulls up in a car to check out the sales before telling the kid to up the price.
  — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2023
• The Lancers scored seven runs in the first inning and added one in the third and three in the sixth to up their record to 4-0.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
• Get ready to up your cooking game while learning so much in the process.
  — SELF, 3 Dec. 2020
• Get ready to up your blender game in a big way with this powerhouse from Blendtec.
  — Ashley Abramson, Forbes, 6 July 2021
• The newly open Western Park in the heart of Ellis serves up all the right spaces to up your game.
  — Bang Advertising Staff and Correspondents, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
• Tatcha even upped the discount on some of its bestsellers.
  — Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 Nov. 2023
• The United Arab Emirates upped the punishment to 15 years.
  — The Economist, 20 July 2017
• And having grown everything from herbs to Brussels sprouts to squash, she's been able to up her game in the kitchen.
  — Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2020
• The rally picked up steam when the Fed upped its 2024 forecast from two to three cuts in mid-December.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
• That effort was in vain, as were most attempts to up my daily step count.
  — Erika Veurink, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2024
• Following the release of the projections, traders on Wall Street upped their bets for rate cuts in 2024.
  — Stan Choe, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2023
• Konecny upped his club-leading total to 50 points with an assist on the play.
  — Aaron Bracy, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
• Following the release of the Fed's rate projections, traders on Wall Street upped their bets for cuts in 2024.
  — Alain Sherter, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2023
• Since then, he’s been hitting the gym and upping his protein intake.
  — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 12 Dec. 2023
• For those who want to up their comfort game but not break the bank, the Lucid 3-inch mattress topper is a great option.
  — Amy Jamieson, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022
• Then the State Department upped the wait time for a regular passport to as much as 13 weeks.
  — Time, 3 July 2023
• But as demand increased, carriers haven’t been able to up their staffing in time.
  — Amanda Maile, ABC News, 13 July 2022
• The Tero even conditions you to up your cadence, like a real cyclist.
  — Adrienne So, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
• Brands have been steadily upping their breakfast game with new menu items.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
• Does the awards community need to up its dose of Ginkgo Biloba?
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 June 2022
• But Cat Person, the movie, appears ready to up the stakes with a much more sinister stalking plot and some over-the-top thriller touches.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2023
• Round Oliver Peoples sunglasses upped the cool factor of The Bear star’s look (even more!).
  — Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 15 Jan. 2024
• Santos gradually upped his price, which is now set at $400 for a video that can take as little as one minute to record.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2023
• The body found that seven out of 10 U.K. students were working on top of their studies, with most upping their hours compared with a year ago.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 15 Feb. 2024
• If oily fish isn’t on the menu for you, try upping your intake of avocados, eggs, chia seeds and olive oil instead.
  — Georgia Day, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2023
• Those are the kind of calculated risks Watson is willing to take and helps to up his production.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
• The museum’s plan to up its digital presence isn’t new.
  — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020
• That means upping your moisture to strengthen the skin barrier, since the healthier the skin, the lower the chance of secondary issues.
  — Marissa Desantis, Teen Vogue, 24 Aug. 2017
• In recent years, people have upped the scale, leaning on the idea of tree-planting to help mitigate climate change.
  — Popular Science, 15 Feb. 2024
• Earlier this month, Wendy’s upped their breakfast game by partnering with Cinnabon on the sweet morning treats.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 6 May 2024