put up

Example Sentences

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"Put up a cordon, make sure the device is soaked in water, so it can't deteriorate any further, make sure we inform the authorities – and then they take it from there."

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2025

West Virginia: Put up a fight, but too many missed 3s in the first half cost them.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2022

Put up against Mercedes’s dynastic heritage and scale, Lucid is an obscure underdog.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2022

Put up for claim in May at Gulfstream Park, he has since gone winless in his next four starts.

From Washington Post • Sep. 28, 2020

“Mamma left me some timber and I sold it. Put up this shop here.”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee