well up

Example Sentences

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Comparable sales were higher as well, up by 3.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The prospect of authorities stepping into financial markets saw the dollar retreat across the board, with the euro, pound and South Korean won also well up while the Singapore dollar hit an 11-year high.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Self-will is a powerful motivator, and it may have served you well up until now.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 10, 2025

Thinking about his father, Brooks pauses and his buoyant demeanor dims as he puts a finger to his eye as if it might begin to well up.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

“It is a most strange feeling, to be alive yet dead to everyone who has known me—save you, Horatio,” I said, feeling loneliness well up in me.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein