going up to

Example Sentences

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"When I first started going up to Scotland, they had that place in Glasgow but I always wanted to go to Dumfries," he said.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

So when he received a "shocking" letter 18 months later saying his monthly service charge was going up to £327 - a sum he "absolutely just could not afford" - he was stunned.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

While they waited to go on stage, Montoya said the sisters kept interrupting the show, going up to the host asking when it was their turn.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Late last year, they learned their bill would be going up to $2,155 a month, a sum nearly triple their monthly mortgage payment of about $760.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Students went by going up to the law school, or down to the Sorbonne.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway