stay up for

Example Sentences

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The “Operation Epic Furious” video games are scheduled to stay up for at least the next few days, the rep said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

“I can remember being able to stay up for the halftime highlights and then having to go to bed,” Payton said.

From Washington Times • Nov. 14, 2023

"There's going to be one more hike before year-end and we're going to see rates stay up for a while because inflation is not yet close to their target."

From Reuters • Sep. 18, 2023

“It’s a walkable anthology that will stay up for the entire month of April and people just experience poetry as they go about their daily tasks in Montpelier,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023

Of course, this long flight would be undertaken only if no harm came to the astronauts on the earlier Gemini flights, which were scheduled to stay up for four days, and then eight days.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins