up
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.
See Examples For:
The heart of Screenland is cozying up to artificial intelligence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Indeed the Thai finance minister was boasting to me of how little his borrowing costs had gone up, especially in relation to the US.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Siblings, for all their relationship complexities, usually have deep experience arguing and making up, which has built trust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Excitement about AI grows even as the industry puts up guardrails to contain it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Joey wakes up every day to attend the six a.m.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
![]()
“I have seen plenty of ups and downs in grape and wine supply,” said Juan Munoz-Oca, the estates director for Marchesi Antinori’s U.S. business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Pick ups and drop offs at home can be a hot mess.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
It feels like there will be ups and downs throughout, given the age of the side, but Jaissle has been struck by the backing of supporters and has quickly settled into life on Tyneside.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
That means it is not immune from the stock market’s ups and downs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The day had been full of ups and downs.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
![]()
But Sorkin has changed his name and upped his age, so as fun and ferocious as Burr is, we also spend his scenes feeling a little confused.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
He upped the ante in 2024 by saying that the Roadster would hit 60 mph from zero in less than one second.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Pollock added Eddie Hearn to his advisory team earlier this year and the boxing impresario upped the ante by claiming his new client was "a seven-figure player", whose current pay shocked him.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Within days, the moving expenses were upped to $50,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In 1948 I joined the army—the recruiting officer gave me a break and upped my test.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
![]()
Ryanna Harris threw for three scores and ran for three versus Rio Mesa, upping her season total to 32 touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
The insurance business owner in Miami, who is in his 70s, started small, upping his investments only after the website for the fake cryptocurrency platform began showing big returns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Analysts at Jefferies, headed by Joseph Gallo, also changed their price target for the stock, upping it to $240 from a prior estimate of $230, and referring to the company as “a clear fundamental winner.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
"Our work reveals how a lack of arginine interferes with the immune system, and suggests that upping arginine intake could prove beneficial," says first author Qiushuang Wu, a postdoc in the lab.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
“I kinda miss her,” he adds, upping the mushy factor.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
![]()
Vocabulary lists containing up
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word