choose up

verb

chose up; chosen up; choosing up; chooses up

transitive verb

: to form (sides) especially for a game by having opposing captains choose their players

intransitive verb

: to form sides for a game

Examples of choose up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Through the program, first reported by The Atlantic, COS will choose up to seven research proposals in different areas related to the mental health of teens. —

Emma Roth, The Verge, 17 July 2024 A couple of weeks prior, each chef can choose up to five ingredients (up to $500 worth) and the Top Chef culinary producers will source them from literally any part of the world. —

Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024 Voters will choose up to 14 candidates to be elected in the district and join Hartford’s Democratic Town Committee. —

Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2024 Each Saturday, several dozen athletes — most in their 70s — gather at Centennial Park North, in Ellicott City, to choose up sides and strut their stuff. —

Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for choose up

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