work up

Example Sentences

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Doing that hard work up front is what makes every decision after it simple and fast.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia can work up the information necessary to submit a seizure warrant to the court in a matter of weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

He can’t manage to work up the energy for a more convincing deflection.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2025

Then you work up the chutzpah to share it with other people.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

But we are so weak that we cannot work up any more excitement about it.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque