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Example Sentences

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When I’m ready to freshen up my fridge, I tend to work up a loose step ladder depending on my energy and the kind of week I’m having.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Given the current resources being devoted to oil tankers, they said the group can work up the information necessary to submit a seizure warrant to the court in a matter of weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

It took her all week to even work up the courage to visit this site, which is just metres from where many of the victims died.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Somehow, I do work up the nerve on Friday to ask Kelsey if she wants to help out with the posters.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe