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
Recent Examples on the Web
But Matos struck out with two runners on to end the inning, reliever Erik Miller coughed up a run in the top of the ninth, and Encarnacion couldn’t drive in the game-tying run from second with the Giants’ last licks.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
One report by Intuit Credit Karma found that roughly 2 in 5 Americans have purchased products advertised on social media in the past year, and nearly a quarter — 23% — of them coughed up $1,000 or more on those purchases.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2024
The fear of coughing up more cash than the car is worth to swap out a broken pack lingers in the mind of any driver whose EV is no longer protected by its manufacturer’s battery warranty, which often lasts for eight years or 100,000 miles.
—Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2024
Other signs include coughing up blood, dizziness, painful swollen red calf, and feeling faint.
—Stephanie Brown, Parents, 23 July 2024
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
One report by Intuit Credit Karma found that roughly 2 in 5 Americans have purchased products advertised on social media in the past year, and nearly a quarter — 23% — of them coughed up $1,000 or more on those purchases.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2024
The fear of coughing up more cash than the car is worth to swap out a broken pack lingers in the mind of any driver whose EV is no longer protected by its manufacturer’s battery warranty, which often lasts for eight years or 100,000 miles.
—Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2024
Other signs include coughing up blood, dizziness, painful swollen red calf, and feeling faint.
—Stephanie Brown, Parents, 23 July 2024
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“Cough up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cough%20up. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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