How to Use bring up in a Sentence
bring up
verb- I hate to bring this up, but we're running short of money.
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That will bring up third and 16 from the Boise State 45.
— oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022 -
The storm could also bring up to 3 feet of storm surge to the coast.
— Leigh Morgan, al, 1 July 2022 -
Which brings up a question: Why trade for him in the first place?
— Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024 -
The girls who were brought up to play with this doll are now plus or minus 30 years old.
— Radina Gigova, CNN, 1 Sep. 2023 -
Right-click on files or folders to bring up the Google Drive options.
— WIRED, 6 Nov. 2022 -
Martinez runs left for a yard, bringing up third and 5.
— Nick Daschel | Ndaschel@oregonian.com, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2023 -
The bill passed the Assembly but was never brought up for a vote in the Senate.
— David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024 -
Headset: With the headset on, bring up the bottom menu again.
— Wired Staff, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2022 -
On a pot, place the olive oil and bring up the temperature to 180 F, then remove from the heat.
— Dallas News, 15 Nov. 2022 -
These are the sorts of things we're told in polite society to not bring up.
— Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024 -
This year is likely to bring up the same challenges—and some new ones as well.
— Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024 -
Now, a quick search of Temu doesn’t bring up any items described as frisbees.
— Tracy Wen Liu, WIRED, 10 July 2023 -
Rodriguez was brought up as a starter in the Giants’ system.
— Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024 -
Her dream is that the program spreads and helps inspire more children to work hard and bring up their grades.
— Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2024 -
The two got married, and within a few years Mills had left the workforce to bring up their children.
— Stephen Witt, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023 -
The storm is expected to bring up to 18 inches of rain to some areas.
— David Fleshler, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022 -
As an Asian kid brought up in Asia, we're not taught to be vocal or voice ourselves.
— EW.com, 20 Apr. 2024 -
Searching for Juul now brings up many videos warning of the dangers and how to talk to kids.
— John Daley - Colorado Public Radio, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024 -
Stir in tomatoes, capers and olives and bring up to medium heat.
— Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 8 July 2022 -
He was born in Brooklyn but brought up in Freeport, Long Island.
— Ian Penman, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023 -
Other students in the class said the teacher still brings up the exchange.
— Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2023 -
Lots of people bring up climate change as a reason not to have kids.
— Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Nov. 2024 -
Then the Great Creator instructed crawfish to dive down and bring up a bit of mud.
— Boyce Upholt, Wired, 23 July 2022 -
The Cougars were very close last year, but brought up a young crop of JV players that only lost one game in two years.
— Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2023 -
The actor was brought up in London, but his mom is from Ghana and his dad from Sierra Leone.
— Nell Lewis, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024 -
Weekend storm could bring up to foot of snow to Connecticut.
— Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024 -
The system could bring up to 6 inches of rain to parts of Colombia, Venezuela and some of the nearby islands over the next few days.
— Leigh Morgan, al, 6 Oct. 2022 -
Reese brought up her 39% shooting percentage as something to brag about in her impassioned clapback to the fan.
— Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024 -
Residents are welcome to bring up to 20 tires for recycling.
— Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2024
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