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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Mario Cristobal’s Hurricanes coughed up an ACC title and Playoff bid by blowing a 21-0 lead to Syracuse in the regular-season finale last season.
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David Ubben, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Even that wasn’t enough when Mims coughed up the fourth-quarter punt.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
After Henry coughed up the ball, the Bills capitalized, with Allen scoring on a 1-yard run.
—Associated Press, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Then, cornerback Kenny Moore II got a strip sack that saw Tagovailoa once again cough up the ball — this time to former Dolphin Xavien Howard.
—Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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David Ubben, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Even that wasn’t enough when Mims coughed up the fourth-quarter punt.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2025
After Henry coughed up the ball, the Bills capitalized, with Allen scoring on a 1-yard run.
—Associated Press, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Then, cornerback Kenny Moore II got a strip sack that saw Tagovailoa once again cough up the ball — this time to former Dolphin Xavien Howard.
—Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.
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