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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Signs went up on the door indicating the 13-year-old pet supply store would close by the month’s end.
—Samantha Gowen, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
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As the structures go up, penguins and seals wander by to observe the team’s progress.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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Guidry then went up to Duke and pried a plastic twist tie from his jaws.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 15 Feb. 2026
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In summer, interest in baked goods tends to go down, just as excitement over ice cream goes up.
—Manolo Betancur, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
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Lemley will go up against Laffont for bronze.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
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Copays and deductibles would also go up.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
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