How to Use go up in a Sentence
go up
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The great shout that went up drowned out the whistles for a minute.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
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How much the risk will go up will vary from bank to bank.
—William Chittenden, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2023
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The actual last size goes up or down with the size of the boot.
—Douglas Schnitzspahn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2023
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Over the past 50 years, gasoline prices have gone up and down.
—Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
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Like a lot of things, the cost of a Prime membership has gone up over the years.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024
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Adams broke the tackle attempt, and went up the field for a 22-yard gain.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The longer the war in Ukraine drags on, the more the cost of deterring China goes up.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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All your canoes and tents that don't fit in the back can go up top.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 13 Mar. 2023
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Deals go up to 81 percent off, and prices start at just $5.
—Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
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This is the time of year when the Auto Club sends out reminders that the price of gas has gone up.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 29 May 2024
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One year the revenues would go up, but the profits would go down.
—Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
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The billboards here — 29 in all — went up in early June.
—John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023
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One way to judge is to ask, How easily do the tops go up and down?
—Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 17 Sep. 2020
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Last week, two boats in Fort Lauderdale went up in flames.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
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But the elaborate backdrops went up in flames, and the fire spread.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024
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If Seattle goes up by two scores, this one might be out of reach.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
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As bilirubin levels go up, the skin and whites of the eyes turn yellow.
—Julie Scott, Msn, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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The rate will go up on Jan. 1, and even higher six months later.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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At the time, the school employed 15 teachers going up to grade 7.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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And with a new sing-along version, the view count can only go up, up, up.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
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When Swift goes up an octave in the track’s second verse.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
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In other words, when bond yields go down, bond prices go up.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
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Soon, the entire house goes up in flames, with Harold still inside.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
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The Hawks went up in the fourth quarter and tied the game for the first time with Terance Mann’s two-pointer with 8:09 left.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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Alhathaleen says children have been protesting near the road every day since the wire went up.
—Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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Power equipment pricing for the first half of 2026 is also expected to go up.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
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The time interval between a car going up and a car going down is therefore extremely short.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2026
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That home went up in flames slower because it was fortified with better materials.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Injuries, performance goes up and down.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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The painting will go up for sale at Christie’s on May 18.
—News Desk, Artforum, 21 Apr. 2026
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