cough up
verb
coughed up; coughing up; coughs up
2
: to lose possession of (a ball or puck) during a game
the quarterback coughed up the ball
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Examples of cough up in a Sentence
finally got my brother to cough up the dough he owed me
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Dosunmu didn’t make the strongest case for himself, going 1-for-2 from 3-point range and coughing up three turnovers.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024
Turnovers have been an issue for Greece however, who coughed up the ball nine times in the opening 20 minutes.
—NBC News, 28 July 2024
Instead of digesting the fur and bones, barn owls cough up pellets, which scientists can dissect to learn more about food webs.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
In a letter to the court filed late Tuesday, his lawyers say federal prosecutors should be forced to cough up the identities immediately so Combs can get to work on his defense ahead of his criminal trial now scheduled to begin May 5.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2024
Turnovers have been an issue for Greece however, who coughed up the ball nine times in the opening 20 minutes.
—NBC News, 28 July 2024
Instead of digesting the fur and bones, barn owls cough up pellets, which scientists can dissect to learn more about food webs.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
In a letter to the court filed late Tuesday, his lawyers say federal prosecutors should be forced to cough up the identities immediately so Combs can get to work on his defense ahead of his criminal trial now scheduled to begin May 5.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for cough up
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“Cough up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cough%20up. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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