got up

past tense of get up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of got up Cunningham got up and charged toward Carrington but was restrained. CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 The woman got up on their table and gleefully pretended to tap dance, drawing an amused crowd of onlookers. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Lesnar kicked out and hit Oba with three consecutive F5s, two of which Oba immediately got up from. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman came over to comfort the mother, Mercedes Martinez, and the couple got up and left the courtroom. Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 Martínez then got up and walked out of the courtroom with Jesus Rivas, the teen’s father. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026 Then Holland got up to snap a photo with Bernthal and Evans and barfed on the floor. Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Or Whitney Houston, who one time got up unannounced to play the piano after their regular pianist’s shift ended. Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 About 30 minutes before landing, Lopez allegedly got up from his seat to use the restroom. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got up
Verb
  • Disney’s latest Lightning Lane options rolled out about two years ago, and the company has continued learning how to better manage ride availability based on guest patterns.
    Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The event unfolded against the backdrop of scorching summer temperatures and wildfires, and Spanish officials rolled out a large public safety campaign.
    Suman Naishadham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The model shown is also partly clad in timber-look aluminum accenting and has an optional deck area.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Jen Statsky, clad in a black naked dress, and Lucia Aniello, wearing a shimmery sleeveless brown number, were also present.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid summoned a staffer to repair a troubling divot, while linebacker Terrel Bernard supervised.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The jurors will be summoned through the regular jury process.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Urine, of course, turned out to be a vital health marker, but only after modern urinalysis treatments were developed in the 19th century.
    T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • One Belgian student who struck gold this week while digging a sewer on a summer construction job, is now waiting to see who claims the stash, after an ordinary Tuesday morning on the job turned out to be anything but.
    Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Messi returned to his native Argentina over the weekend, missing Miami's 2-1 loss to Monterrey on Saturday, but was dressed and on the bench before subbing in for Daniel Pinter at the start of the second half.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dressed in military-style clothing since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
    ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Photos capture the high-energy of Outside Lands, where 225,000 festivalgoers—75,000 per day—gathered in Golden Gate Park for a three-day celebration of music, culture, and community.
    Ray Chavez, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The organization created a site for her story with all the information the family had gathered over the years.
    Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Continue reading … HOT AIR – AOC tries to laugh off 'crazy' woke era as thing of the past, but conservatives aren't amused.
    , FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Aston Martin specialist Nicholas Mee & Company recently woke the car from a near 40-year slumber to return it to road-going condition.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The price swung between $72 and $102 last month as hopes rose and fell that the United States and Iran could reach an agreement that would allow oil tankers to freely exit the Middle East again to deliver crude worldwide.
    Frank Andrews, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the share of California public safety employees with at least 15 years of tenure dramatically rose from about 10% in 1996 to 47% in 2024.
    Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026

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“Got up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20up. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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