bring up

Example Sentences

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Retired Wallabies prop Slipper became the first Australian to bring up the 200-game milestone and he is close to passing the all-time record, held by former Crusaders and All Blacks prop Wyatt Crockett.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Figures from the Met Office suggest that 1.5C of warming could bring up to 16% more winter rainfall to Aberdeen and 13% more in Aberdeenshire, compared with levels in the 1980s and 90s.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Like clockwork, road failures and landslides tend to bring up questions about when, or if, it might make sense to abandon or reconfigure parts of Highway 1.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

When I was 8, my parents divorced, and Mom had to bring up three children alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

“Then get ready at once. I will bring up my bag. I am prepared.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker