up a tree

Example Sentences

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He was bawling treed, and his deep voice was telling me and the whole wide world that he had something up a tree.

From Literature

“He’s liable to chase you up a tree.”

From Literature

I threw it to the monkey, and she grabbed it and ran immediately up a tree a little distance away.

From Literature

It finally clawed its way up a tree in front of the library, and the librarian, Miss Graebner, called the fire department to come and get it down.

From Literature

Church-goers lit up a tree decorated with stars bearing the image of those killed in June.

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