pull up stakes

Example Sentences

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If you decide to pull up stakes and relocate to Southern California so your child can pursue more gigs in Hollywood, Smith said, that’s your decision and you need to own it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2021

“It might be an inconvenience for a few days of the year, but not enough to pull up stakes and leave.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2021

Only “Tenet” held firm to its date, the rare tentpole that wouldn’t pull up stakes.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2020

Anyone hoping to pull up stakes in favor of a prime “rural lifestyle” dwelling - perhaps someday here in Eastern Oregon - will have to wait for these issues to be resolved.

From Washington Times • Dec. 27, 2017

Back in my troupe, my father occasionally made us pull up stakes and leave a town despite the fact that we were welcome and the crowds were generous.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss