board up
Example Sentences
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It’s more like throwing the game board up in the air to see how it might come down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
It’s a quiet crisis — one that surfaces every fall when the beaches clear and the storefronts board up.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2025
Just before 9 a.m., two workers from C. Erwin Piper Technical Center carried planks of plywood to City Hall to board up the windows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
Lawyers have told the BBC they have been advised by police to work from home, board up office windows and install fireproof letterboxes.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2024
I pulled the board up, releasing boll weevils, pill bugs, and a small spider from their homes.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
