Examples of get-up-and-go in a Sentence
even after her broken hip healed, Grandma never regained her get-up-and-go
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This combination is plenty of power and get-up-and-go for most consumers, a combination that has greatly expanded its consumer demographic.
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Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
In total, the hybrid system generates 404 horsepower; that’s plenty of get-up-and-go.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The longer the dormancy, the more get-up-and-go the gas pedal has.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Thus the coffee gods created a world of more discerning (some might say finicky) coffee connoisseurs, one where people now pay $5, $6 and more for a cup of liquid get-up-and-go.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
In 2021, Charles, admiring Marchetti’s get-up-and-go, invited him to chair his fashion task force.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
One of the ironies of the Thatcher era was that a lot of the oppositional counterculture ranged against her could be seen as a kind of ideal application of her own small-business dream: cottage industry get-up-and-go!
—Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Ortega will rely on the get-up-and-go that has guided him to this point.
—Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
For those who like things to be a bit more get-up-and-go, there's the chance to climb aboard a Mini Moke – a small but heavy-duty open-top vehicle – to tour the island.
—Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 21 Feb. 2024
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Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
In total, the hybrid system generates 404 horsepower; that’s plenty of get-up-and-go.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026
The longer the dormancy, the more get-up-and-go the gas pedal has.
—Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
Thus the coffee gods created a world of more discerning (some might say finicky) coffee connoisseurs, one where people now pay $5, $6 and more for a cup of liquid get-up-and-go.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
In 2021, Charles, admiring Marchetti’s get-up-and-go, invited him to chair his fashion task force.
—John Seabrook, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
One of the ironies of the Thatcher era was that a lot of the oppositional counterculture ranged against her could be seen as a kind of ideal application of her own small-business dream: cottage industry get-up-and-go!
—Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Ortega will rely on the get-up-and-go that has guided him to this point.
—Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
For those who like things to be a bit more get-up-and-go, there's the chance to climb aboard a Mini Moke – a small but heavy-duty open-top vehicle – to tour the island.
—Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Get-up-and-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get-up-and-go. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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