pull up stakes

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The comedian, who shared the news in a TikTok video Tuesday, said she pulled up stakes and jumped the pond Jan. 15 with the youngest of her five kids.

From Los Angeles Times

When Harbaugh pulled up stakes and headed for his new house, he gave Roman a stack of Rockford DVDs for film study.

From Los Angeles Times

Before J. Robert Oppenheimer pulled up stakes for Los Alamos, he was just another physics professor renting a room in the Berkeley Hills.

From Los Angeles Times

About a month ago, Holzer decided to pull up stakes and move back to Billings, Mont., where he lived before moving to Seattle as a child.

From Seattle Times

Native Angeleno Drew Barrymore pulled up stakes and moved to New York for her girls.

From Los Angeles Times