How to Use stand-up in a Sentence

stand-up

1 of 3 adjective

• What did the first time on a stand-up stage feel like?
  — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
• Her stand-up, her persona, all the talk shows.
  — Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair, 25 Dec. 2025
• The whole script was my story — my stand-up word for word.
  — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
• It will be sold in a nine-ounce sharing-size stand-up pouch.
  — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
• And doing stand-up is not like riding a bike.
  — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
• But to call yourself a comic to me is to be a stand-up.
  — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 20 Sep. 2025
• The show is part stand-up and part storytelling.
  — Peter White, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2025
• The camp has given people a chance to live out their stand-up dreams.
  — Jaclyn Lee, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2023
• Some comedians go to a class to learn how to do stand-up.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
• Swim in the Gulf, or rent a kayak or stand-up paddleboard.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026
• His Achilles heel is stand-up comedy.
  — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
• When not sitting down in a suit, Johnson does sharply dressed stand-up.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026
• Her fall stand-up tour is Feral and Fired Up!
  — Time, 27 May 2026
• People talk a lot about bombing in stand-up, but many of you got your start in improv and sketch.
  — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
• My stand-up is a very heightened version of me at different points in my life.
  — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
• Saget may have been popular, but he was known for television and stand-up.
  — Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
• The winner will get their own Netflix stand-up special.
  — ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
• She's had four television stand-up specials.
  — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Jan. 2026
• Barham played off-ball linebacker and as a stand-up rusher in college at two programs.
  — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
• An upright, or stand-up, walker can be safe for seniors, with some caution.
  — Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2024
• Raw whole eggs were stored over ready-to-eat items in the glass stand-up refrigerator.
  — Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2025
• This approach is clear across Acaster’s books, podcasts and stand-up.
  — Desiree Ibekwe, New York Times, 25 May 2023
• The stunning part is that Kraft is one of the most stand-up guys on the Packers.
  — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
• Gaffigan, meanwhile, has his tenth stand-up special coming out this year.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 June 2023
• Anyone who owns a kayak, canoe or stand-up paddle board is free to bring it to the event and launch from the shore.
  — cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
• Middling stand-up comedy, of course.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
• The bedroom is also a home office if needed, thanks to this stand-up desk that can flip up from the wall.
  — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 26 July 2023
• And there are fine waves for surfing right out front, or a short jaunt away, and places to stand-up paddleboard and snorkel.
  — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2023
• Oscillating back and forth between the two had an impact on her stand-up.
  — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 25 June 2026
• Melo was bringing up the rear on his stand-up electric scooter when he was attacked.
  — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026

stand-up

2 of 3 noun

• But working it into her stand-up is still out of reach — at least for now.
  — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026
• Hughes is a stand-up example of one who did.
  — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
• Never do stand-up in an attempt to get women!
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2026
• This is what 20 years of stand-up comedy have taught me.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026
• Writing jokes for stand-up is one of the hardest things a writer can do.
  — Chris Rock, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
• Atlanta will be packed with a potpourri of stand-up comics this fall.
  — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 9 Sep. 2026
• Kayak and stand-up paddle board rentals are just a call or visit to the flagship store away.
  — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
• The show is something of a hybrid between a talk show and a stand-up showcase.
  — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
• Aukar recalls sending a video of her early stand-up to a cousin in Lebanon.
  — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
• The deal also includes two new stand-up specials from Gillis.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
• While Rivkah crunched numbers by day, Robby crushed stand-up sets by night.
  — Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026
• In the olden days, a stand-up comedy fan might think to watch two or three specials a year.
  — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
• The device also doubles as an adjustable stand-up desk.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
• His stand-up clips routinely draw millions of online views.
  — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Jan. 2026
• The last decade has seen stand-up boom, with artists able to bootstrap their own careers like never before.
  — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
• What creative itch does stand-up comedy scratch that your other pursuits do not?
  — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
• Gráinne Maguire Gráinne is an award-winning Irish writer and stand-up.
  — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
• Because your stand-up feels more one-on-one than the standard comedy special.
  — Ali Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
• The film builds the arc of Bamford’s life and career by utilizing clips from decades of her stand-up.
  — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
• He’s gone through something similar with his stand-up comedy.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
• Note that the bar is only accessible by boat, but not kayaks or stand-up paddleboards.
  — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
• To me, that’s the difference between therapy and stand-up.
  — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
• Now look at your Monday morning stand-up, because someone in that room is wearing a pair.
  — Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
• Bobby Lee has inked a deal to bring his first-ever stand-up special to Hulu.
  — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
• The famed stretch of sand is a short walk away and can easily be reached by kayak or stand-up paddleboard launched from the backyard.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2026
• Netflix is none too pleased with a claim being made by stand-up comic Mark Normand.
  — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
• Jim Gaffigan Everyone’s favorite dad is back with a night of stand-up.
  — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
• Bryant says that stand-up helps push the envelope to push conversations forward.
  — Sergy Odiduro, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
• Days after the fire, Kaplan started writing a stand-up routine.
  — Erica Zora Wrightson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
• As part of the overall deal with Netflix, Gillis also is set to film two new stand-up specials.
  — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

stand up

3 of 3 verb

• Paraguay made that goal stand up.
  — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
• Twin should have stood up and left.
  — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
• Those guys all stood up and clapped.
  — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
• This one stands up and shakes my hand.
  — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
• Would the men’s tour please stand up?
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 23 May 2026
• Paez stood up and raised her right hand.
  — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
• Push through your front foot to stand up.
  — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 30 Oct. 2025
• Flash on the face, now stand up and walk.
  — Patricia Lockwood, The New York Review of Books, 5 Mar. 2026
• Cher Horowitz, please stand up.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
• Who will stand up to Zaria now?
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
• Smith stood up and pumped her fist to the chant.
  — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
• Sage and Rachelle, please stand up.
  — Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
• Sage and Michelle, please stand up.
  — Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
• As Saft stood up, his phone pinged.
  — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
• When my mom walked in the room, my dad stood up.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 June 2026
• Athena moves from the side of the truck and stands up.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2026
• To be able to stand up and do it — to me — is so fun!
  — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
• So stand up and finish his job.
  — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
• The dog stood up and pressed his wet black nose against the screen.
  — Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
• Vrabel stood up and stuck out his hand.
  — Chad Graff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
• Someone has to stand up and take him on.
  — Austen Erblat, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
• Just need more coaches to stand up as well.
  — Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2026
• Face the lion and stand up straight.
  — Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
• Storano stood up and went to find her friend.
  — Domenico Starnone, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2025
• Beebe wondered who would stand up.
  — Owen Clarke, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
• The hairs on the back of my neck stood up, and my face felt flush.
  — Alex Montoya, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2023
• You're asked to stand up and say something now.
  — Eric Deggans, NPR, 18 May 2026
• Old chose slate floors for the kitchen to stand up to sandy feet and paws.
  — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026
• Vonn stood up after the crash and skied down the hill.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
• Campbell stood up and waved as cheers boomed across the venue.
  — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025