How to Use upkeep in a Sentence

upkeep

noun

• Once your car gets that old, the cost of upkeep can get very expensive.
• The yard requires very little upkeep.
• We sold our horse because we could no longer afford its upkeep.
• Who is responsible for the upkeep of these buildings?
• Less upkeep means more time and funds for things like travel.
  — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
• What upkeep does the bath mat require?
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
• Don't know the first thing about egg-laying hens or their upkeep?
  — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
• For the look of lawn grass, but not the upkeep, mondo is your plant.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
• And then there’s those adorable face folds, which demand upkeep.
  — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
• But the upkeep is simply too much, so the farm went up for sale last month.
  — Mike Wagner, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2023
• They are done with all of their (upkeep), as far as being up to code.
  — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
• Then there’s the issue of upkeep.
  — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2025
• And what can incentivize us to do the upkeep in our home?
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
• The major upkeep might just be worth it for this stunning shade.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
• All the changes and upkeep have been worth investing time in.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
• Be prepared to spend more for upkeep as this is a dry clean-only coat.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 23 Feb. 2024
• This tends to be the best rhythm for maintenance and upkeep.
  — Morgan Fargo, Vogue, 27 May 2026
• But like any green space, the square needs its maintenance and upkeep.
  — Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
• That two-story house requires a lot of upkeep.
  — David McMillin, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
• That two-story house requires a lot of upkeep.
  — David McMillin, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
• The church does not charge rent, but leaders say upkeep falls on the center.
  — Wilborn P. Nobles Iii, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
• Protect that time — not as leisure, but as creative upkeep.
  — Rochelle Ratkaj, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
• Sadly, this hair color doesn't last very long, and there's a lot of upkeep.
  — Allure, 9 Sep. 2017
• Her mother sold produce from their garden to pay for the upkeep.
  — Sarah Hume, The Courier-Journal, 28 Nov. 2022
• How to clean white leather shoes Real leather requires a lot of upkeep.
  — Danielle Flum, Seventeen, 18 June 2019
• Private funds will cover the cost of their upkeep in the cemetery.
  — Christopher Carbone, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2018
• Standon said the happiness the dogs bring him are worth the upkeep.
  — Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2022
• Thomas has taken her concerns about the lack of upkeep at the Lowry to court.
  — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2024
• There’s nothing better than sitting by a fire, but the upkeep can be a pain.
  — Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2022
• Not be invasive, not grow very tall, needs little upkeep and comes back.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025