English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Up" in Example Sentences
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325655	After their parents died, their grandparents brought them up.	CK
272723	Do you know how many people turned up at the dance last week?	Zifre
2770664	Go to sleep, Tom. You need to wake up early tomorrow morning.	CK
39502	I will make up for the lost time by working as hard as I can.	Swift
31186	I've got to hang up now. Someone is waiting to use the phone.	CK
821417	If the medicine isn't working, maybe we should up the dosage.	darinmex
36714	No matter how fast you may walk, you can't catch up with him.	CM
279337	No sooner had I hung up than the phone started ringing again.	CK
63144	Once you get the taste for gambling, it's hard to give it up.	Dejo
2953249	Our teacher got mad at Tom because he was acting up in class.	CK
1168444	People who go to bed early and get up early live a long time.	CK
676305	Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white passenger.	darinmex
678262	She perused a magazine while waiting for her date to show up.	darinmex
62939	The class was too big so we split up into two smaller groups.	CK
27965	The doctor advised me to take up some sport to stay in shape.	CK
534830	The mystery surrounding his death was played up by the media.	darinmex
30643	There is no telling what would happen if she doesn't show up.	CK
2639686	Tom and Mary got up from their seats and headed for the door.	CK
2956726	Tom finally mustered up the courage to ask Mary to marry him.	CK
2776368	Tom got lost in the woods and ended up in someone's backyard.	Hybrid
2537140	Tom said he didn't know why Mary wanted to break up with him.	CK
1577407	Turn the volume up so that the students at the back can hear.	eastasiastudent
3023244	Up until three days ago, I'd never even heard of Tom Jackson.	CK
3093919	A plastic bag can take up to a thousand years to disintegrate.	patgfisher
299668	Every time he comes up to Tokyo, he never fails to call me up.	CM
289526	He gave up taking part in the marathon on account of his cold.	CK
290065	He stubbed out his cigar in the ashtray and stood up to leave.	mamat
256456	I end up unconsciously trying to get fit as summer draws near.	CK
525764	I got all choked up when I heard Ryo's voice on the telephone.	CK
257940	I got up early so that I might be in time for the first train.	papabear
266877	I will make up for the lost time by studying as hard as I can.	CK
25328	If I should be late getting home, please don't wait up for me.	CK
704817	Is it the right place to sign up for foreign language courses?	Zifre
41667	It is up to you to see to it that such a thing doesn't happen.	CK
286129	Judging from what he said to me, his mind seems to be made up.	CK
31908	Mary shut herself up in the room, with all the windows closed.	CM
278530	My brother and sister get up about seven-thirty every morning.	CK
516093	My son surprised me by tidying up his room without being told.	darinmex
887565	She was unable to completely give up her hope of marrying him.	CK
62842	The money that Chris has not paid back adds up to a large sum.	CK
21452	The student center is a good place to strike up conversations.	NekoKanjya
243119	This year's good harvest will make up for last year's bad one.	CK
1095642	Tom can see the many weeds that had grown up around the house.	CK
2639658	Tom got up and walked into the kitchen to get a cup of coffee.	CK
3085081	Tom picked up some snow, made a snowball and threw it at Mary.	CK
248583	We bought a grand piano which took up half of our living room.	CK
19821	When the vacation is over, I will catch up with a lot of work.	CK
2719355	You should've seen this place before I started cleaning it up.	CK
323495	A fund was set up with a view to preserving our endured planet.	CM
33891	A helicopter is able to take off and land straight up and down.	CM