How to Use go up in a Sentence
go up
verb-
How much the risk will go up will vary from bank to bank.
— William Chittenden, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2023 -
The actual last size goes up or down with the size of the boot.
— Douglas Schnitzspahn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2023 -
Over the past 50 years, gasoline prices have gone up and down.
— Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024 -
Like a lot of things, the cost of a Prime membership has gone up over the years.
— Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024 -
The longer the war in Ukraine drags on, the more the cost of deterring China goes up.
— Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024 -
All your canoes and tents that don't fit in the back can go up top.
— Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 13 Mar. 2023 -
Deals go up to 81 percent off, and prices start at just $5.
— Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024 -
This is the time of year when the Auto Club sends out reminders that the price of gas has gone up.
— Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 29 May 2024 -
One year the revenues would go up, but the profits would go down.
— Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023 -
The billboards here — 29 in all — went up in early June.
— John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023 -
One way to judge is to ask, How easily do the tops go up and down?
— Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 17 Sep. 2020 -
If Seattle goes up by two scores, this one might be out of reach.
— Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024 -
As bilirubin levels go up, the skin and whites of the eyes turn yellow.
— Julie Scott, Msn, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024 -
When Swift goes up an octave in the track’s second verse.
— Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023 -
Soon, the entire house goes up in flames, with Harold still inside.
— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023 -
Can’t go up 17 points in the first quarter with Booker going for 16 points in the first – and lose.
— Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024 -
The iPhones went up; a flurry of snaps and flashes followed.
— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024 -
The theater seats 3,400 and went up for sale in October of last year.
— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024 -
Sharks fast and can go up to six weeks without feeding.
— Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024 -
The Kings extended the lead to 17 on a three-point play by Barnes and went up by 20 on a breakaway dunk by Fox.
— Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2024 -
In fact, union membership has gone up in Kentucky each of the last two years.
— CBS News, 18 Aug. 2024 -
The poor’s real wages went down while the middle’s real wages went up.
— Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 12 July 2023 -
Class 3 e-bikes are defined by having a throttle and can go up to 28 mph.
— John Thompson, Men's Health, 17 Mar. 2023 -
And after the hearing, as supporters of the victims filed out of the packed courtroom, a roar of cheers went up in the hall.
— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024 -
And the mental block goes up again, the fear that his knee never healed properly.
— Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023 -
As the years to pay off the mortgage tick down, happiness levels go up.
— Wes Moss, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 -
Whether going up or down, with the exception of the viewing spot, this trail is mostly in the shade.
— Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 13 June 2024 -
Rides in shrimp boats, goes up in a hot-air balloon, attends a rattlesnake roundup.
— Michael Paterniti, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023 -
It’s gone up pretty much the whole time with very few exceptions.
— Andy Mills, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024 -
Bishop says the citations were part of a first draft, which went up online by accident.
— Emily Dreibelbis Forlini, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
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