How to Use getup in a Sentence

getup

1 of 2 noun
  • He came onstage in a cowboy getup.
  • The unusual getup led to unconfirmed speculation that the Russian military had trained the whale as an underwater spy.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Here are the genre's most notable getups that slayed the silver screen.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 June 2024
  • To be fair, Star Wars fans do love a guy with a fun getup.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2021
  • If your child is a Stranger Things fan, this full-body getup is a great choice.
    Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Simply pair them with a mask and your getup will be ready to go.
    Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 10 Aug. 2018
  • Or just try the scrubber without the whole getup for $20.
    Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 16 Oct. 2017
  • The 43-year-old mogul struck a pose on the bed in her private jet while decked out in a head-to-toe leather getup.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
  • But a half-up look like this works for way more than a fancy getup.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 24 Aug. 2021
  • True to form, adult males are mostly black, a getup of which Cash—the Man in Black—would have no doubt been proud.
    Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 4 Feb. 2016
  • True to form, adult males are mostly black, a getup of which Cash—the Man in Black—would have no doubt been proud.
    National Geographic, 4 Feb. 2016
  • The 5-month-old wore a fluffy hood with a chick's beak and eyes while the rest of him nestled into a cracked eggshell getup.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Return trip to Waukegan is at 3:38 p.m. Awards will be given for best overkill gal and guy getups.
    Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Add the two-step getup to your training twice a week, doing 2 sets of 10 reps on each side.
    Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Roglic and his rivals essentially took a siesta on the race’s sixth stage and allowed O’Connor to get a massive head start in the battle for the red jersey—the getup worn by the race’s overall leader.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 Aug. 2024
  • For each figure, Smith has contrived a set, a getup, a stance, a glance.
    Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 18 July 2019
  • Show off your moves in this flirty getup from the movie's iconic last dance scene.
    Laurren Welch, Country Living, 9 Sep. 2019
  • The first is what Rob McClure can do with his Doubtfire getup.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2021
  • Luckily, the savvy kids weren't fooled by 55-year-old Thomas Arnold's getup.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The twinning holiday getups are bound to be next level, of course.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2018
  • The result is a getup that looks very sci-fi but a little bit awkward.
    Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Wood wrote in the caption of the still, which shows her in a black and white, lacy, jewelry-heavy getup true to Madonna's style at the time.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Needless to say, the getup caused quite a stir on social media.
    George Ramsay, CNN, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Over the past few weeks, the social media star shared photos wearing the same getup.
    Isabel Greenberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Aug. 2018
  • Dust off your pipes and get ready to belt out your best Wayne Newton with Ferris Bueller's snazzy '80s getup.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 11 May 2022
  • Cyrus belts out her part playfully in a puffy white getup.
    Kat Bein, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2018
  • While there’s no denying Phillippe’s stylish getup, her mom’s was a bit more summer-ready.
    Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
  • Dressed in a classic distressed denim getup with midriff bared, Spears performed a song that's stood the test of time.
    Raisa Bruner, Time, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Dress like them — at least, that's our takeaway from Meryl Streep's latest getup.
    Stephanie Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2017
  • The clip amounts to a brief shot of Brosnahan in a red-carpet getup, while a voice in the background (that sure sounds like Susie to us) calls out for Midge.
    Vulture, 2 Mar. 2023
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get up

2 of 2 verb
  • This onshore flow will mean gusts could get up to 30 mph Monday.
    Michelle Apon, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Cal and Darrin will certainly spend a lot of time together and get up to speed.
    Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Some already expected the race to be canceled the following day and didn’t even want to get up in the morning.
    Ed Meza, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Cuba could get up to a foot of rain and the Cayman Islands could see up to 10 inches in some areas.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2022
  • For a limited time, get up to $35 off with three-month, six-month, and annual gift subscription options.
    Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 27 Sep. 2024
  • At the end of Tuesday’s press conference, Morgan’s mother, Colleen, got up and addressed the crowd.
    Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Eligible employees will get up to six weeks of leave in addition to their regular vacation days.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are letting cameras get up close and personal, for a good cause.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Watch Peter, Lois, Stewie, and the whole cast of family and friends get up to some fun and ridiculous adventures by tuning in.
    oregonlive, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Showing your people how their work is moving them closer to a compelling cause gives them a powerful reason to get up in the morning and come to work that the size of the paycheck can never match.
    Sandeep Jain, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Add Ebukam, Bryan and Lewis to the mix, and the Colts get up to seven.
    The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2023
  • By the time the Buffs got up off the canvas, the bell had rung and the judges had gone home.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Once crust forms on top of the snow, the birds get up on top and run around on it.
    Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 3 Jan. 2024
  • If the person does not get up, guards take the food with them and move on.
    Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
  • People get up and start dancing in their seats, in the aisles, in the front, and in the back of the theater.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Watch Goldberg get up from the table in the video above.
    EW.com, 11 Sep. 2024
  • All of us will be a lot worse off, so, get up off your butts and go vote.
    EW.com, 13 May 2024
  • Someone made the effort to get up early, haul all the stuff from the car, set up the gear and save the space.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Todd got up, folded the lawn chair, and left without a word.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Can't wait to see what shenanigans these ladies get up to next!
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2022
  • But trying to get up there and not have him get ejected from the game.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Refer a friend: Refer a friend and get up to a $100 free bet.
    al, 9 Oct. 2022
  • At the end of our first date, The Turtle was getting up to leave, and then sat back down.
    Hazlitt, 8 May 2024
  • Pick any game, league, or event, and get up to $1,250 with your first wager.
    cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
  • More shots were fired and Day went down, then got up holding the knife and he was shot and fell.
    Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Don’t move or try to get up until the moose is a safe distance away.
    Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Now is the time to get up, get my endorphins going, get the kids to school.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
  • This mattress is so cozy, your teen may not want to get up.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Tube steps on the side rails and a rear bed step help people get up into the truck.
    Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Louis gets to one knee at the count of three and takes an eight-count before getting up.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023

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