getting up

Example Sentences

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After a long tense pause, and without getting up, Rollins resumes the solo.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Kirkwood admitted getting up close and personal with someone she had never met did not come naturally.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“I really look forward to getting up and having my coffee,” he explained.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

“You’re really not anything. But in the back of your mind, you know one thing: You gotta get off. Half of the climb is getting up, the other half is getting down.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“Not exactly,” I mumble, getting up to pour myself a glass of milk.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish