How to Use getup in a Sentence

getup

1 of 2 noun
  • He came onstage in a cowboy getup.
  • To be fair, Star Wars fans do love a guy with a fun getup.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2021
  • If your child is a Stranger Things fan, this full-body getup is a great choice.
    Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 5 Oct. 2022
  • But a half-up look like this works for way more than a fancy getup.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The 5-month-old wore a fluffy hood with a chick's beak and eyes while the rest of him nestled into a cracked eggshell getup.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Add the two-step getup to your training twice a week, doing 2 sets of 10 reps on each side.
    Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 8 Dec. 2022
  • For each figure, Smith has contrived a set, a getup, a stance, a glance.
    Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 18 July 2019
  • Show off your moves in this flirty getup from the movie's iconic last dance scene.
    Laurren Welch, Country Living, 9 Sep. 2019
  • The first is what Rob McClure can do with his Doubtfire getup.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2021
  • Luckily, the savvy kids weren't fooled by 55-year-old Thomas Arnold's getup.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Wood wrote in the caption of the still, which shows her in a black and white, lacy, jewelry-heavy getup true to Madonna's style at the time.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Needless to say, the getup caused quite a stir on social media.
    George Ramsay, CNN, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Dust off your pipes and get ready to belt out your best Wayne Newton with Ferris Bueller's snazzy '80s getup.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 11 May 2022
  • While there’s no denying Phillippe’s stylish getup, her mom’s was a bit more summer-ready.
    Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
  • The clip amounts to a brief shot of Brosnahan in a red-carpet getup, while a voice in the background (that sure sounds like Susie to us) calls out for Midge.
    Vulture, 2 Mar. 2023
  • One day she will be dressed in a ’70s getup, complete with a halter top, low-slung velvet pants, and an in-your-face afro.
    André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Last night, the singer stepped out in a flashy getup that matched her sparkly vessel perfectly.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2019
  • How can the guys and gals do all this without crying off their makeup, or busting a seam on one of their tight-fitting getups?
    oregonlive, 24 May 2023
  • For live performances, the pop star has rocked everything from all-leather looks to rhinestone rodeo getups.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2023
  • So, who could be talented enough to be under that bright getup?
    Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 14 Oct. 2021
  • But thankfully this weather goddess blessed us by pulling out all the stops for her Gala getup.
    Christian Holub, EW.com, 23 June 2021
  • Along with the getup, he is seen wearing a coronavirus mask hanging from one ear, which leaves his face exposed on the video.
    Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Acknowledging the inevitable, Demetrius changed out of his royal getup, put on street clothes, and sneaked out of his tent.
    Daniel Mendelsohn, Town & Country, 17 Nov. 2020
  • With her Greenwich-mom-drinking-spiked-hot-cocoa-at-the-lodge getups, Paltrow appears the picture of après-ski chic.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Dress up like a mystical mermaid for the night with your partner by your side in this good-looking getup.
    Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Scherzinger posed next to life-size trolls while dressed in solidarity: a fluffy, all-pink getup.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 15 Nov. 2023
  • In 2018, the fire and water theme led to a lava-style skin for Genji and an aquatic-centric getup for Tracer.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
  • And apart from two small eyeholes, the only part of his body left exposed by his formfitting black getup is his chin.
    Batman Chins, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The host's red-sequined getup in 2019 was definitely all that jazz.
    Diana Pearl, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Throughout the day, Parker wore her hair in its signature wavy style, which paired seamlessly with her trio of getups.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023
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get up

2 of 2 verb
  • Add Ebukam, Bryan and Lewis to the mix, and the Colts get up to seven.
    The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Once crust forms on top of the snow, the birds get up on top and run around on it.
    Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 3 Jan. 2024
  • If the person does not get up, guards take the food with them and move on.
    Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
  • People get up and start dancing in their seats, in the aisles, in the front, and in the back of the theater.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Someone made the effort to get up early, haul all the stuff from the car, set up the gear and save the space.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Todd got up, folded the lawn chair, and left without a word.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • But trying to get up there and not have him get ejected from the game.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Don’t move or try to get up until the moose is a safe distance away.
    Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Now is the time to get up, get my endorphins going, get the kids to school.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Louis gets to one knee at the count of three and takes an eight-count before getting up.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Herbert got up and stayed in the game while Tillery was ejected.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • With this in mind, look for a bet on the over as these two teams will get up and down the court quickly here.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Watson was a bit slow to get up, but didn’t show signs of injury.
    Joshua Gunter, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2023
  • About 10 years ago, my father fell trying to walk to the bathroom in the middle of the night and couldn’t get up.
    Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
  • If that first wager goes south, new users will get up to $100 in bonus bets.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Trees, of course, can’t get up and walk to their new climatic homes.
    Nathan Gilles, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Then Rick, perfect, gets up and starts telling dirty jokes.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Finley is heard yelling at Moore to get up and walk out to the ambulance.
    Andi Babineau, CNN, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The group did their thing with Deacon Jones, and at the end of the set, Lee Oskar got up and started to jam with them.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2023
  • But that's just the start of what keyboard customizers can get up to.
    Michael Dobuski, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Rahm couldn’t get up and down on 8 and Scheffler stuck his approach to six feet for a birdie on 9.
    Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The officer instructs Anderson to get up against the wall, the video shows.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2023
  • At the end of 2021, as crypto peaked, their platform got up and running.
    Emily Mason, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Keanu will fall from three-story buildings, land on his head, and get up with a limp.
    Wyatt Mason, Harper’s Magazine , 6 Jan. 2023
  • Hunter struggled to get up and was soon taken off the field with the help of medical staff.
    Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Need to gift your husband who can’t get up without a cup of coffee?
    Melanie Curry, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2023
  • When the man was about 40 feet away, Carson and the woman got up and started walking to her home.
    Mark Morales, CNN, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The musician gets up, puts his hands in the air and backs away from the agents, while other patrons in the bar come between him and the agents.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Areas as close as Port Washington could get up to 5 inches of snow, as will most of the rest of the state.
    Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2023
  • People in at least two rows of chairs behind the lectern got up and tried to take cover beneath the seats.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2024

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