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Examples of getup in a Sentence
He came onstage in a cowboy getup.
a guy in a crazy getup
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Also along for the ride are Donna’s funny long-ago bandmates, Rosie (Karyn Overstreet) and Tanya (Barbara Schoenhofer), who eventually slip into their glittery old getups to relive glory days.
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The Queen wore a suit in her signature neon green designed by Stuart Parvin, who also designed her royal wedding getup.
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The international human rights barrister made a splash with her sunny getup and Stephen Jones disc hat.
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And the entire getup is my top contender for best look with fascinator.
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So, while Stewart’s outfit for the protest appears to be yet another one of her enviable designer getups, the look — a Chanel pantsuit and boots— may be another quietly subversive act of protest.
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Rihanna went full Catholic and aimed straight for the top of the papacy, in her incredibly-heavy-looking beaded Pope-glam getup.
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The spandex brand Lycra would become particularly associated with cycling getups like bib shorts, whose shoulder straps were more comfortable than the complicated systems pioneered by the Victorians.
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Don your best Southern getup and enter the best dressed runway contest.
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First Known Use of getup
1842
get up
Definition of get up
2
: to go ahead or faster
—used in the imperative as a command especially to driven animals
Examples of get up in a Sentence
you need to get right up when the alarm goes off in the morning
all got up in her Sunday best
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Bella, the dog, gives her a reason to get up each morning.
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This meant only mothers got up at night with crying babies and toddlers; dads never changed diapers or got involved in the nitty-gritty of bedtime baths and other basic child behavior training and nurturing until children were ready for school.
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After wrestling with Hepburn on the ground, Eckford got up and shot him, the affidavit said.
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But more often her students are working during the day to help support their families, are taking care of sick siblings, or have trouble getting up early after working late.
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But another inmate, Eric Ligon, said in a statement for Schoen that jail staff accused Anderson of malingering, yelling at him to get up.
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Fans of former Nickelodeon sitcom star Drake Bell will have their chance to get up close and personal with the actor and musician in West Dundee.
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Noticing the young cadet standing proudly in the rain, the Braves fan got up from his seat to shield him from the downpour.
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Toxicologists who have examined the story say that Brunton could not have gotten up and left so immediately if he had been drugged, as the only sort of drugs that were available at the time (the mid-’80s) would have knocked someone out for hours.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'get up.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of get up
14th century
get up Synonyms
Synonyms
apparel, array, attire, bedeck, caparison, clothe, costume, deck (out), do up, dress, dress up, enrobe, garb, garment, gown, invest, rig (out), robe, suit, tog (up or out), vesture;
Related Words
cloak, frock, jacket, mantle, vest;
drape, enswathe, swaddle, swathe, wrap;
accoutre (or accouter), equip, furnish, outfit, tailor, uniform;
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