How to Use prop up in a Sentence

prop up

verb

• His rifle was propped up against its trunk.
  — Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
• Her legs were parted and propped up.
  — Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2026
• My eye goes first to a thin disc propped up on a wooden stand.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
• They can be propped up outside or hung from balconies.
  — Olivia Young, CBS News, 10 June 2026
• Two factors have kept spending propped up.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
• Crews have built more than two dozen retaining walls to prop up the roadway.
  — Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
• All of this made the global unity propped up by the halftime show feel fake as hell.
  — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
• Shallow flames spilled off the wooden cross, which was propped up against a tree next to the sidewalk.
  — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2026
• When there are fewer homes on the market, that helps prop up home prices even during a slowdown.
  — ABC News, 24 June 2026
• Lisa propped up a ladder that Lucia could climb, and made the other kids use it too.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 May 2026
• Are boomers propping up the economy?
  — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 June 2026
• Long flights feel noticeably more relaxing with somewhere to prop up tired feet.
  — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
• An old Swiss military bicycle was propped up against the far wall, which was of light grey stone.
  — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
• Zandi said consumers have turned to savings to prop up spending as energy prices have risen.
  — Alex Harring,sarah Min, CNBC, 21 July 2026
• Several unfinished paintings leaned against the walls, and a large canvas was propped up on an easel.
  — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
• The baby monitor, propped up on the salad bowl, crackles in the background.
  — Imogen Crimp, Vogue, 20 July 2026
• Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty would prop up the bar when in town around the same era.
  — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 13 June 2026
• Players like Hans came and went, propped up more by the drama surrounding their antics than their game play.
  — Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
• Delivery is helping prop up sales growth at the discount retailer.
  — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
• Bo found Isul at the communal table, her eyes closed, with her head propped up on a civil-service study guide.
  — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
• The entire economy of AI is being propped up by a Ponzi scheme.
  — John Ross, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026
• Nuveen recently hiked its payouts across these state funds to prop up share prices and close previous discounts.
  — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
• And any country that buys cheap Russian oil to prop up Putin that doesn’t help Ukraine can be tariffed.
  — NBC news, 17 May 2026
• The women walked over and found an iPhone propped up on a shampoo bottle and partially covered by a knit cap.
  — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2026
• The loveseat has armrests that are just wide enough for propping up to read, while the chairs are designed with a relaxed back that gives them a slight recline.
  — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
• The fake rubber moose sits just ahead of its path, propped up by four blue peg legs, its body held together by wires and supported by a metal frame.
  — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026
• The signature smart bed lifts at the head so guests can prop up and watch television, a feature born of pure necessity.
  — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
• Even as oil prices surge, travelers looking to avoid long lines at airports may be propping up demand for private charters.
  — Hayley Cuccinello,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2026
• The truth is the failure rate is just unbelievable in this industry, and indie labels are the ones propping up great artists.
  — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2026
• The money — a half-penny of every dollar spent in the county — would go to prop up local hospitals and clinics.
  — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026