English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Up" in Example Sentences
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2639605	Tom walked up to the beautiful girl and asked her what her name was.	CK
323322	Tomorrow we go to school to sign up for the classes we want to take.	CK
248766	We have to put up with a lot of noise when the children are at home.	CK
22703	We waited up for him until two o'clock and then finally went to bed.	CK
1530802	You don't have to make up an excuse if you don't want to go with us.	erikspen
1437105	Even if the sun were to rise in the west, I wouldn't give up my plan.	Nero
2951826	Even though Tom grew up near the ocean, he never learned how to swim.	CK
251628	Having been brought up in America, my father speaks English fluently.	CK
57973	I don't know what this word means. I'll look it up in the dictionary.	CK
279282	I got all choked up when I heard the voice of Ryo over the telephone.	CM
318457	I'd made up some story about having to go home to see my sick mother.	CM
321556	If anyone calls me up while I'm away, tell them I'll be back by five.	CK
277009	If you come across an unfamiliar word, look it up in your dictionary.	CK
328233	Let's have a contest. The side to come up with the worst insult wins.	fcbond
1388195	Mary came up to Tom at the party and told him she had a crush on him.	Spamster
896662	Recently, there have been signs that the economy is picking up steam.	CK
316075	She has a good command of English though she was brought up in Japan.	Zifre
317226	She'd spent half the night with her head down the toilet throwing up.	CM
3004520	The train was so packed that I had to stand up during the whole trip.	patgfisher
43444	The train will be leaving in five minutes so you had better hurry up.	CK
59205	This magazine helps me to keep up with what's happening in the world.	CM
245275	Unfortunately, the hotel that you suggested was completely booked up.	CK
71189	We're confident that you are up to the challenge of the new position.	CK
487158	We're likely to continue reading this book up to the end of the year.	CM
1521841	When I got up to go to school, the moon was still visible in the sky.	erikspen
318700	When my husband died, I had a lot of difficulties keeping my chin up.	CK
1951692	You can't give up now, not after all the effort you've put into this.	CK
303297	He gave up going abroad to study because of his father's sudden death.	CK
1513659	He thought about growing a beard, but gave up the idea of growing one.	CK
324390	I feel restless when I have to wait too long for my friend to show up.	CM
3001572	I think there's a job opening up at our company, if you're interested.	CK
255629	I was on the point of giving up when I suddenly hit upon the solution.	CK
277191	In an earthquake, the ground can shake up and down, or back and forth.	CM
1970664	People were lined up around the block waiting for the theater to open.	CK
316013	She gave up eating meat after reading a book about cruelty to animals.	CK
73709	The purpose of a conclusion is to sum up the main points of the essay.	CK
323993	The snow that had piled up on the roof at night came down with a thud.	CM
2957662	Tom picked up the can of gasoline and started walking back to his car.	CK
1051797	What's the point of showing up on time if everyone else shows up late?	CK
3071350	Why don't you think about it for a while before you make up your mind?	sharptoothed
280992	Within a couple of minutes, she had eaten up all the bread and cheese.	Zifre
318705	After her husband's death, she brought up the four children by herself.	CM
284331	His standing up was the signal for everybody to start leaving the room.	CM
244160	Hoping to cheer up his wife, Tom bought her a beautiful pearl necklace.	CM
244821	I sat up last night until two o'clock watching the Olympic Games on TV.	CM
1990501	Instead of cutting down on cigarettes, why don't you just give them up?	CK
616154	People show up bright on an infrared camera because of their body heat.	kebukebu
23974	Scientists have come up with many explanations for why the sky is blue.	CK
274116	The opposing team did not put up much of a fight, so we won hands down.	CM
3241714	There's no way Tom can save up enough money in one year to buy a house.	CK