How to Use stop up in a Sentence

stop up

verb

• Peraza, the shortstop, made a diving stop up the middle, flipping the ball to second for a force out.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
• His Facebook page profile showed an image of an Amtrack train stopped up at the Phoenix station.
  — Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
• If the fortunes of renters in Chicago are linked inherently to supply, the question that matters here is what is stopping up the building works?
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
• Second baseman Christian Moore made a sensational backhand stop up the middle.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 21 Sep. 2025
• Winter weather also stopped up travelers at Detroit Wayne County Airport and Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, with both seeing over 80 cancellations within a 24-hour period.
  — Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025