ring up
Example Sentences
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I used to ring up Freeman Dyson, the famed physicist, at the slightest excuse.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2025
Cashiers typed in a long string of digits to ring up orders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
I used to ring up people like Alex Ferguson and Mick McCarthy and I remember Mick asking how it was going.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2024
Merchants hurried to ring up purchases and shuttered storefronts.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024
Belle had to ring up a few kids buying their after-school junk food, so I wandered around the store.
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
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