English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Up" in Example Sentences
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2571441	The matter is coming up before the board of executives tomorrow.	sharptoothed
324563	The second the mailman comes, he rushes out to pick up his mail.	CM
20248	The train was held up for two hours on account of the snowstorm.	CK
3171441	Tom got off the bus and waited for Mary to come and pick him up.	CK
3061217	Tom insisted on staying and helping us clean up after the party.	CK
2957104	Tom is heating up a piece of yesterday's pizza in the microwave.	CK
3315527	Tom picked up a magazine and started flipping through its pages.	CK
2712500	Tom picked up the coffee pot and poured himself a cup of coffee.	CK
262965	We should keep up friendly relations with neighboring countries.	CM
258201	When I fell off my bicycle, I couldn't get up for a few minutes.	CK
707449	Yesterday the alarm clock didn't go off and Kurt didn't wake up.	papabear
51834	You don't have to come up with an unusual topic for your speech.	CM
1400143	You should bone up on your French before your trip to Marseille.	darinmex
3325255	Could you fill up the ice cube trays and put them in the freezer?	CK
73178	Exports in January were up 20% over the same period of last year.	CK
302625	He was unable to completely give up on his hopes of marrying her.	CK
241589	I am a bit hard up now and I can't afford such an expensive meal.	CK
318860	I hear my father was as old as I am now when he came up to Tokyo.	Nero
2428051	If you're going to go to France, you should brush up your French.	CK
265516	It is difficult to catch up with Japan in the production of cars.	CM
1299727	It was impossible to come up with a really satisfactory solution.	Eldad
319866	Masked men held up the passengers and robbed them of their money.	CK
1994705	Mr. Suzuki persuaded his son to give up his plan to study abroad.	CK
245010	Saburo snatched up all the snacks that were sitting on the table.	CM
282619	Security at the airport has been stepped up since the bomb scare.	CK
1343838	She protested weakly, but ended up joining in with everyone else.	Chrikaru
54314	Sorry to bother you, but I'm afraid something urgent has come up.	CM
643275	The juggler wowed the crowd by keeping ten oranges up in the air.	darinmex
62139	There is a village about three kilometers up the river from here.	CK
28556	They made up their minds to go to by car in spite of bad weather.	CM
2957667	Tom picked up the pot of coffee and refilled his and Mary's cups.	CK
245053	We're going up into the mountains, so why don't you come with us?	CM
954604	When I got out of jail, I wanted to patch up things with my wife.	CK
242264	When I woke up this morning, both of my parents had gone to work.	CK
329211	You can adjust the seat height by moving the adjustment lever up.	fcbond
497158	After a short visit, he suddenly stood up and said he was leaving.	NekoKanjya
57378	Don't you think the air conditioner is turned up too high in here?	CK
275482	Eat your vegetables so that you will grow up to be big and strong.	CK
292443	He finally made up his mind to marry the girl he had met in Paris.	CK
263611	I can't come up with a good excuse for being late for the dentist.	CM
1961338	I thought if I broke up with you, I'd never have to see you again.	CK
242175	I'm e-mailing to follow up on our phone conversation this morning.	CK
19519	I've used up my wages, but I have my bank account to fall back on.	CK
2806582	My younger brother used to often stay up all night reading novels.	CK
39511	Running as fast as I could, I was able to catch up with my friend.	CK
310525	She came up with a good way of making money by using the Internet.	CK
245487	The campers were hard up for water because their well had run dry.	CM
1003954	The contestants are gearing up for the final round of competition.	darinmex
239901	The orphan met up with his two sisters when he was five years old.	CK
307412	They didn't kill him. They just roughed him up a bit as a warning.	CM