sit up for
Example Sentences
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She said she was still bleeding from severe internal injuries and could not control her urine, walk without a crutch or sit up for long periods.
From Reuters ● Apr. 15, 2021
Every few days, she increased her activity slightly until she was able to sit up for five minutes at a time.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 15, 2016
The ball bounces higher on red clay than on Har-Tru, McIntyre said, not so much slowing it down as causing it to sit up for your opponent to get one more shot.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2012
He and his therapist would set small goals — for instance, to sit up for five seconds at a time — then try to accomplish them.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2011
Probably he had some endearing trait: he whistled, offkey, in the shower, he had a yen for truffles, he called his dog Liebchen and made it sit up for little pieces of raw steak.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
