sent up

past tense of send up

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of sent up Smith allowed a single in the ninth, and there were two outs when the Guardians sent up Bailey as a left-handed pinch hitter for catcher Austin Hedges. Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 There was always something to take care of given the age of the buildings and the dampening mist sent up by the waterfall. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026 He was captured by commercial fishermen in New Bedford, Massachusetts, sent up to Maine, and then down to New Hampshire. Sara Hashemi, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026 That deal that would have sent up the brightest of flares that the Rangers’ were done with the season. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 The sheriff’s office sent up a helicopter to conduct aerial surveillance of Wheaton, but didn’t chase him on the street out of concern for drivers’ safety, the agency said in a news release. Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026 In the middle of his journey, Blondin lowered a rope to a boat floating beneath him; the boat captain sent up a bottle of wine, which Blondin drank. Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026 Before this year, the production record was held by a 2022 Porsche 911 Turbo S that was pulled off the production line, outfitted with a roll cage and a fuel cell, and then sent up the hill at the hands of local legend David Donner in 9 minutes and 53 seconds. Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026 But this one broke new ground; the first two Ariane 6 Amazon Leo flights carried 32 satellites apiece, while Wednesday's sent up 36 of them. Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sent up
Verb
  • These polyester fits have also been parodied in video skits, where comedians put on an all-over polyester print outfit, like a wolf T-shirt and galaxy pants, and parody the stereotypical nerdy kid.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In Mel Brooks’ parody fashion, the Spaceballs team parodied Marvel’s Hall H panels with an expansive Spaceballs Cinematic Universe, stretching across 180-degree screens in the room.
    Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Barney & Friends, the enormously popular and widely mocked PBS series about a singing, dancing purple dinosaur, is the obvious touchstone for the children’s-show-as-hellscape in the new movie Buddy.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Trump has all but severed America’s system of alliances, mocked and bullied Ukraine’s president, and showered praise upon Kim Jong Un.
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Still, Nixon created a blueprint for presidential lawlessness that Trump imitated and greatly expanded.
    Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The University of Chicago, University of Illinois and Columbia University soon imitated this approach.
    Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025

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“Sent up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sent%20up. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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