How to Use up in a Sentence

up

1 of 4 adverb

• He looked up at the stars.
• We watched the sun come up.
• Please pick your clothes up off the floor.
• We stored the boxes up in the attic.
• She stuck a notice up on the wall.
• The land rises up from the valley.
• The cards were on the table facing up.
• He held up his hand.
• She stood beneath the window and called up to her friend.
• What's going on up there?
• What the hell is up with these taglines?
  — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
• It’s been great to get him up here.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
• Nvidia shares are up 2% year to date.
  — Pia Singh, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
• Brent is now up 17% in a month.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2026
• Gold prices are up 47% this year.
  — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
• Shares are still up 48% this year.
  — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
• The stock is up 15% year to date.
  — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 29 May 2026
• That's up 19 cents in the past week.
  — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
• The stock is up more than 6% in the past month.
  — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
• That’s up from around 80% a month ago.
  — Alex Harring, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
• The stock is now up about 52% this year.
  — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
• Place your left arm on your left hip or raise it straight up.
  — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026
• Casey's stock is up 80% in the last year.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
• Those areas are next up on my list!
  — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 25 Jan. 2026
• Place your right arm on your right hip or raise it straight up.
  — Jenny McCoy, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026
• Bake it before and heat it up there?
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
• Like, 'Hey, your hands need to be more up.
  — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
• Faber sent a puck toward the net up high.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
• Uber’s stock is up more than 53% this year.
  — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• There are too many good players up there.
  — Fox Sports, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026

up

2 of 4 adjective

• Are the kids up yet?
• We were up near the stage.
• The candy is up on the top shelf.
• I was up all night studying for the test.
• Your package is up at the front desk.
• Gas prices are up again.
• The window is already up.
• We are up every morning at six.
• There is no up side to demeaning our friends.
  — Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2026
• Going through the process in an ‘up’ market, that’s hard.
  — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
• Those who would rather ride than walk can get an up-close look from one of the river barges.
  — Deborah Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Dec. 2022
• Fees are like up-front interest that increase the cost of the loan.
  — Mark Kantrowitz, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
• And if not, pick some up scapes at your local farmers' market.
  — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 13 July 2023
• Most of all, Spirit moved up-market.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
• Two other stops provided an up-close look at the death throes of stars.
  — Rob Pegoraro, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026
• If the suede is matted, brush in the up direction to lift the fibers and the stain.
  — Taryn Mohrman, Good Housekeeping, 20 Apr. 2023
• First up, gross-eating challenges.
  — Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
• At this point, the coffee that remains in their cups has gone cold, and our time is almost up.
  — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026
• One is up-tempo and can score in a flash, the other likes to beat you down and snatch your spirit.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2022
• Because of this high up-front cost, such decisions are not made lightly.
  — Matt Kimball, Forbes, 28 June 2022
• Chinese astronauts just got an up-close look at the damage that space junk can cause.
  — Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Dec. 2025
• Alaska projects can also require huge up-front costs, and years of planning.
  — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2022
• Had an up-and-down season, but fastball still sits 92-97 mph.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2022
• Watch the video above for our impressions and an up-close look at the designs, and read on for details.
  — PCMAG, 3 Jan. 2023
• Then hold the opener above your hand and press the up arrow until the cork drops into your hand or the garbage.
  — Maren Estrada, BGR, 6 Oct. 2022
• The up-close encounter reported by Capt.
  — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
• While a straight up revival of the show is not looking likely, there have been reunions of the cast over the years.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 June 2026
• Lombardi had an up-close look at James every day in practice.
  — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
• His shiftiness and speed have helped the Knights regain their up-tempo offense.
  — Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2022
• And one station offered an up-close look at how Big Martha’s pierogies are made.
  — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 16 Mar. 2026

up

3 of 4 preposition

• The ship sailed up the coast.
• The bathroom is up the stairs.
• Go up the street and turn left.
• We walked up the street to meet them.
• She had to walk her bike up the hill.
• Her office is all the way up the hall on the right.
• They live just up the block from us.
• He climbed up the ladder.
• I paddled the canoe up the river.
• He paced up and down the hall, waiting for news about his wife's operation.
• Why are gas and diesel prices up?
  — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 7 Mar. 2026
• Or as the kids call it, rizzing them up.
  — Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
• Just look up in the sky on them clear black nights.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2025
• How much are gas prices up in Iowa?
  — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 7 Mar. 2026
• Lock up your ticket and go hide.
  — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 30 Sep. 2025
• Lock up your ticket and go hide.
  — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 8 Mar. 2026
• Lock up your ticket and go hide.
  — Chris Sims, IndyStar, 8 Feb. 2026
• Start by filling it up with gas.
  — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
• Might as well hurry up and shoot.
  — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
• Ready to be honest about what lights you up?
  — Usa Today, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026
• This is just straight-up rank hatred.
  — Terry Collins, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
• Gas prices also ticked up last week.
  — Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
• To see this race in action, just look up.
  — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
• Okay, set us up with an overview.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
• Trump tore that deal up during his first term.
  — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
• Slow down before life speeds up again.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
• There’s no way that people could even mix it up.
  — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
• The group has pushed to speed up capping idle wells.
  — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
• Wrap it up for us—what's the real draw here?
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
• So somebody else about to pick it up and play with it.
  — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026

up

4 of 4 verb

• Use these warning signs to up your game.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
• And cruise lines are upping their game.
  — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
• Time to up your headphone game with this one.
  — PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
• Time to up your headphone game with this one.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
• Time to up your headphone game with this one.
  — PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
• Cates, at least, has upped his scoring.
  — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 1 May 2026
• The wedding party has to up the gift game.
  — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
• This one has two types of mustard to up the tanginess.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
• And now, Sena has just launched its latest lid to up the ante.
  — Utkarsh Sood june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2026
• Faiyaz pulls up in a car to check out the sales before telling the kid to up the price.
  — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2023
• Get ready to up your cooking game while learning so much in the process.
  — SELF, 3 Dec. 2020
• The Brewers upped it to 3-0 in the third.
  — CBS News, 20 May 2026
• Instead of a two-way switch, the sequel ups the chaos with a four-way body swap.
  — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
• Use it to up the luxe factor on your next cheese plate or charcuterie board.
  — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026
• That effort was in vain, as were most attempts to up my daily step count.
  — Erika Veurink, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2024
• Brands have been steadily upping their breakfast game with new menu items.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
• Mater Dei upped the lead to 3-0, scoring twice in the third.
  — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
• Get ready to up your blender game in a big way with this powerhouse from Blendtec.
  — Ashley Abramson, Forbes, 6 July 2021
• Want to up the resistance for certain moves?
  — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 25 Aug. 2025
• But it’s believed that the Catalans will have to up their bid to get their man.
  — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
• The reward was upped from $10,000.
  — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 21 Feb. 2026
• Want to up your protein intake for the most important meal of the day?
  — Danielle Zickl, SELF, 17 Oct. 2025
• There will be some new funding that could up the lousy numbers from the study period.
  — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
• Two goals in his past two matches will up his confidence levels.
  — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• The weather cleared in the second half as the Pride upped the pressure.
  — ABC News, 9 May 2026
• Citi upped its price target to $120 from $110.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 June 2026
• But as demand increased, carriers haven’t been able to up their staffing in time.
  — Amanda Maile, ABC News, 13 July 2022
• And both on and off the field this season, Reid has noticeably upped her style game.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
• To up their chances of success, hunters may want to lure deer with edible bait such as apples or corn.
  — Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
• The company also has upped its store opening goals.
  — Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025