English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Up" in Example Sentences
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3072661	Tom didn't really want to leave the party early, but something came up.	CK
717831	Tom eagerly finished up what was left of the champagne and chicken pie.	Guybrush88
2958158	Tom sneaked up behind the guard and clobbered him with a monkey wrench.	CK
248669	We were held up for half an hour in the traffic and so we arrived late.	CK
326182	You can make up for lost time by taking an airplane instead of a train.	CK
34769	A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.	CM
72465	Americans who are over sixty-five make up 12.5% of the total population.	CK
2662512	Do you think there would be a problem with us showing up a little early?	CK
280792	Going back to South Africa had stirred up some painful memories for him.	CM
25102	I will be able to see you tomorrow unless something unexpected turns up.	CK
71040	I'll do your shopping, clean up the house, and cook your dinner for you.	CK
46567	It is rumored that the firm is going to tie up with an American company.	CK
62469	Ken lets his children have their own way, so they stay up late at night.	CK
24760	Please telephone me when you have made up your mind what you want to do.	CK
1990497	Rather than cutting down on cigarettes, why don't you just give them up?	CK
1435864	Since there wasn't any more room at the table, I had to eat standing up.	caspian
282261	The freight train was held up about half an hour because of a dense fog.	CK
2662511	Tom and Mary have been trying to come up with a solution to the problem.	CK
954561	What kind of person would forget to pick their children up after school?	CK
1334780	When we were on the way to pick up Monica, we saw something frightening.	CM
316155	Whenever she goes shopping, she ends up buying more than she can afford.	CK
1344666	You'll end up getting an electric shock if you don't insulate that wire.	CM
2964029	A new study shows that everything we thought we knew up to now, is wrong.	patgfisher
265721	Because his parents had died when he was young, his uncle brought him up.	CK
296762	He was a writer who had never lived up to the promise of his first novel.	CM
1495045	I realized that I had grown up when I started heeding my parents' advice.	Eldad
34641	Keeping up with the Joneses is expensive in rich town like Beverly Hills.	CK
591519	Last night, Mr. A called me up to say he couldn't attend today's meeting.	CK
954293	Something you should know about me is that I stay up until late at night.	CK
325963	The people in the next room stay up until all hours doing God knows what.	CK
2742281	Two years ago Tom and Mary split up but recently they got together again.	JimBreen
322659	When you come across new words, you must look them up in your dictionary.	CK
1474658	Would it be possible to set up a meeting with us on April fifth or sixth?	CK
954850	You're the only person I know that likes getting up early in the morning.	CK
318706	After her husband's death, she brought up the two children all by herself.	CK
65709	Because of inflation, salaries can't keep up with the high cost of living.	CM
1346725	Because some urgent business came up, he wasn't able to go to the concert.	CM
325933	I just couldn't put up with the man smelling of whisky sitting next to me.	Dejo
1494946	I noticed that I had grown up when I started following my parents' advice.	Eldad
54536	I shopped around for my computer and ended up paying $200 less than David.	CM
252021	My friend broke up with his girlfriend and now he wants to go out with me.	CK
252474	Since I was sick for a week, I'm making every possible effort to catch up.	CK
2947775	Tom hired a private investigator to dig up dirt on his wife and her lover.	Hybrid
327644	A fact-finding committee was set up to determine the cause of the incident.	CK
254896	As a rule I get up at six o'clock, but yesterday morning I got up at eight.	CK
2947981	Experience can't be handed down — everyone has to come up with their own.	Dejo
250029	I've had my ups and downs, but I've always managed to pull myself together.	CK
252473	Since I was sick for a week, I am making every possible effort to catch up.	CK
329226	The black angel spread those jet-black wings wide and flew up into the sky.	fcbond
40639	To give up smoking is not easy, but you should for the sake of your health.	CK