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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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Thursday’s opener was his first game in full goat-cowboy getup.
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Coupled with Salma Hayek reprising her role as Frida Kahlo but wearing the uniform of a Russian czar, their son is Heath Ledger as the Joker dressed in a pirate’s getup.
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There’s been John Wayne Gacy too, especially in his sickening clown getup.
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Slip into a Captain America–like getup and morph into Grandpa—sort of.
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But this was the 19th century, and Annette had to swim in a cumbersome, heavy and uncomfortable getup, according to Victorian laws.
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From Bjork's infamous swan dress to Cher's nude getup, revisit the shocking Oscars looks that made history for the wrong reasons.
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The second was an all-metallic getup featuring a mini puffer jacket, biker shorts, chunky socks, dad sneakers, and a pink flip phone (yes, really).
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Return trip to Waukegan is at 3:38 p.m. Awards will be given for best overkill gal and guy getups.
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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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The weather service predicted a large swath of southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities, could get up to 20 inches of snow.
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The weather service predicted that a large swath of southern Minnesota, including the Twin Cities, could get up to 20 inches of snow (51 centimeters) by the time the storm moves eastward into New England.
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Abbs says the man got up after getting hit by the bean bags and ran to the back of the room before more officers arrived.
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Laura excused herself to go to the restroom and, as fate would have it, Alicia was getting up to go at the same time.
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My grandmother was content to sit in the back yard wearing her old wide-brimmed summer hat and occasionally getting up to feed herself raspberries from the seemingly inexhaustible bushes.
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LeVeque suggests users get up and exercise first thing in the morning, since a fasted workout has the same benefits as intermittent fasting, which causes a surge in human growth hormone and testosterone to help burn fat.
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Each Parahoy! cruise lets fans get up close and personal with Paramore.
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Thousands got up from their desks and walked out of classrooms on March 14.
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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