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?
• But the upkeep is simply too much, so the farm went up for sale last month.
  — Mike Wagner, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2023
• Standon said the happiness the dogs bring him are worth the upkeep.
  — Brittany Kasko, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2022
• The consequences of kicking upkeep down the road have been acute.
  — Daniella Silva, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2022
• The dogs and the fencing are funded by the government, though their upkeep is not.
  — Kate Brady, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2023
• The major upkeep might just be worth it for this stunning shade.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
• He’s left with the upkeep and taxes of the aging and grandiose property.
  — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2022
• Be prepared to spend more for upkeep as this is a dry clean-only coat.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 23 Feb. 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
• Her mother sold produce from their garden to pay for the upkeep.
  — Sarah Hume, The Courier-Journal, 28 Nov. 2022
• Metro has pushed for the creation of such a fund to cover future maintenance and upkeep of the rail line.
  — Lori Aratani, Washington Post, 20 July 2022
• In theory, Italy can use the oligarchs’ frozen bank accounts to help pay for the upkeep of the frozen villas and yachts.
  — Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 16 May 2022
• Rather than just the maintenance of one’s own unit, an owner is on the hook for the upkeep of common areas.
  — Cameron Sperance, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Dec. 2021
• And while many shy away from cashmere because of its upkeep, this throw can be machine washed and dried.
  — Jenna Clark, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2023
• For instance, firefighters were in charge of doing the upkeep of the station.
  — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Oct. 2021
• And don’t be deterred by the upkeep of silk—these pajamas can go in the washing machine.
  — Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2023
• The project began in the fourth quarter of 2020 and includes the beautification and short-term upkeep of the grave sites, the group stated.
  — Jamarean Heard, al, 19 Sep. 2023
• Today, those funds have been set aside for the upkeep of my great-grandparents’s grave in a Paris cemetery.
  — WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022
• The weapons, which had been designed decades ago, were aging, and their upkeep cost hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
  — Abe Streep, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
• Animal lovers can sponsor the upkeep of one of the furry or feathered friends.
  — John S. Matuszak, cleveland, 26 Sep. 2022
• The house always needed upkeep, and for a while Nimmo’s uncle Tommy had been in charge.
  — Curbed, 23 Dec. 2023
• The aging body is like a machine that needs more upkeep and maintenance to stay intact.
  — Brian Ho, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2023
• Round my way, the upkeep of yards and cars was part performance art and part competitive sport.
  — Michaela Angela Davis, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2022
• This reduces the upkeep, as well as the chance of rotting and insect infestation.
  — Dan Diclerico, Good Housekeeping, 14 Oct. 2022
• Best of all, they can be easily grown out and don’t require constant upkeep.
  — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2023
• That kind of upkeep was more than Merriwether's descendants could take on, on their own.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 27 Feb. 2024
• There’s a reason our roads and bridges are crumbling, and the reason is that Republicans won’t pay for upkeep.
  — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 13 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024