How to Use give up in a Sentence

give up

verb

• I hope you won't give up playing the piano.
• But Tsui and the rest of the crew simply would not give up.
  — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2023
• There are a lot of days out there when the guys want to give up.
  — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2022
• The managers told him as much, but the guy wouldn't give up.
  — Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
• The Ravens lead the NFL in sacks and are second in points given up.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2023
• Buffett has pledged to give up 99% of his wealth by the end of his life.
  — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 22 July 2022
• Still, Jackie gave up her job in the U.K. to move to Toronto.
  — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
• In a game when the bullpen didn't give up any runs, the group still took some losses.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 7 July 2022
• The Knicks, though, didn’t want to give up that many of their future picks and young pieces.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 July 2022
• Jamie didn’t give up on the show and now it's had this whole other life.
  — Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
• Don’t give up; this is just the start of a bull run—forward and upward!
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
• Don't give up on relief if the oil doesn't work right away.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
• The Chiefs were up 16-3 toward the end of the third quarter, but the Raiders never gave up.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
• To move from No. 20 to No. 11, Chicago gave up a fifth-rounder, plus a first and fourth the next year.
  — Mike Defabo and Nfl Draft Analysts, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
• Rubble spilled across the road, giving up plumes of dust.
  — WIRED, 25 Oct. 2023
• Sunday, Baker was the lone member of the group to give up a run.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2022
• So, if the number on the scale doesn't change right away, don't give up—keep going.
  — Sarah Felbin, Women's Health, 18 Apr. 2023
• The Cubs and Sox combined to give up 36 runs on 39 hits Thursday.
  — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2022
• Simons said the Blazers didn’t want to give up a clean three.
  — oregonlive, 3 Dec. 2022
• And the Kremlin long ago gave up caring about its image in the West.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
• Miller gave up five runs and four hits in 1 ⅔ innings against the Cubs in Wrigley Field on April 5.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
• Nothing works overnight and progress can be slow—but don't give up.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• There are some new features, but not enough to give up three hours of your time.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
• He's made just 20 starts at the NFL level, and the Panthers aren't ready to give up on him just yet.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
• Despite the many challenges, those who live in Princeville aren't ready to give up.
  — Tom Foreman Jr., USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022
• Dan Quinn’s defense didn’t give up the big play and forced Tampa to drive.
  — Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2023
• It’s been two months since he’s given up more than three.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
• But Ralat didn’t give up on selling the magazine on the idea.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023
• But more than anything, Vandy gives up far too many open 3s.
  — The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
• The Sabres then gave up another empty-net goal to Utah forward Mikhail Sergachev to put the final score at 5-2.
  — Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025