getting up

Example Sentences

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TV presenter and mental health advocate Matt Johnson said the death of his dog was like losing his best friend and reason for getting up in the morning.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

At one point, the senator, Ronald Dela Rosa, stumbled before getting up again.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

“I’d like to think that there’s an implicit trust factor because of that decade of relationships. I don’t need years of random interaction getting up to speed.”

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Meadowlark and the others should be getting up right about now.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy