piece up
Example Sentences
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Arnaz: I don’t even think it would have affected you quite that way if Amy hadn’t created such a beautiful piece up to that moment, so that you cared so deeply about these people individually.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2022
Owners of the model village decided to put the piece up for sale, replacing it with a replica, over fears the original could be stolen.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2022
Then, while violins ascend to high, softly tender lines, in lower registers other strings begin stirring, as if to get this piece up and running.
From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2021
The successful bidder was an Open Sea user with the screen name GALAXY, who immediately put the piece up for sale.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2021
“There’s a construction camp a piece up the hill,” he said.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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