brought up
Example Sentences
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Cervantes never brought up the bill during Thursday’s hearing, which effectively kills it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
When a reporter today brought up servicemembers’ families concerns regarding the Lincoln, Trump replied: “No they’re not. That ship is moving right now or very shortly, and it’s being replaced with another very similar ship.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Zuma undertook the trip as MK leader but was pictured in front of the South African flag when he met Morocco's foreign minister and brought up Western Sahara.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
"I, on the other hand, was brought up in a Christian family and would not 'feel married' if doing so in a registry office."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
But a warm spring wind was blowing across Boston Common, and at the hotel Mr. Popper had to have the ice brought up to his rooms in thousand-pound cakes.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
