cough up
verb
coughed up; coughing up; coughs up
2
: to lose possession of (a ball or puck) during a game
the quarterback coughed up the ball
Examples of cough up in a Sentence
finally got my brother to cough up the dough he owed me
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The Knicks, of course, have to handle business against the Celtics first, and Boston will be emboldened by its own rowdy home crowd after coughing up their first two games at TD Garden.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
But Block slipped and coughed up the ball, which was scooped up by O’Ferrall, a Catonsville resident and Glenelg Country graduate.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025
Symptoms can range from shortness of breathing, coughing, fever and wheezing to coughing up blood, loss of appetite and fatigue, the CDC warns.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
President Donald Trump has called on the Cuban regime to cough up Chesimard and the others.
—Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
But Block slipped and coughed up the ball, which was scooped up by O’Ferrall, a Catonsville resident and Glenelg Country graduate.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025
Symptoms can range from shortness of breathing, coughing, fever and wheezing to coughing up blood, loss of appetite and fatigue, the CDC warns.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
President Donald Trump has called on the Cuban regime to cough up Chesimard and the others.
—Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for cough up
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“Cough up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cough%20up. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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