Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sticking up
Verb
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In fitting Tomlin style, the Steelers responded by ripping off three straight victories — starting with a win at Baltimore on the first Sunday of December.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026 -
Brooklyn steadied itself for a bit, ripping off a 16-8 run and flipping the momentum when Alperen Sengun went to the bench.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Suamataia holding up was one of the few things that went right.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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The woman and the agent appear to be holding up cellphones filming each other.—
Chris Looft,
ABC News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Allowing transgender athletes to compete against women and girls places them at an inherent and obvious disadvantage, robbing them of the rewards of their hard work.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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The murder of Trooper George Hanna was especially egregious, robbing the community of a man who swore to protect and serve it.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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French buccaneers spent much of the seventeenth century hiding and plundering along the northwest coast of Hispaniola, eventually realizing more money could be made farming tobacco and sugar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
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The colonists took up where Tippu Tip left off, plundering the forests for ivory and other resources.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Dozens of people, mostly in Minnesota’s substantial Somali population, have been charged with looting the program by setting up companies that billed the state for supplying food that was never delivered.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Dozens of people, mostly in Minnesota’s substantial Somali population, have been charged with looting the program by setting up companies that billed the state for supplying food that was never delivered.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The president is spending every single day thinking about invading Greenland, managing the Venezuelan economy, building a ballroom.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
11 Jan. 2026
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European leaders have become increasingly vocal in warning Trump against invading the island home to 57,000 people.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Frightened by the thought of breaking in your jeans?—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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Settling Manning down — as well as a host of inexperienced starters on offense that includes breaking in four guys on the O-line — would go a long way toward Texas looking like the team that came into this season with such lofty expectations.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Sticking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sticking%20up. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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