How to Use one-up in a Sentence

one-up

verb

• Clearly, the 170 is about the numbers, and Dodge had to one-up the old Demon.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 20 Mar. 2023
• On Princess Cruises’ 2026 world cruise, the line will one-up itself.
  — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
• The Ravens one-upped themselves in last week’s playoff blowout of Pittsburgh, too, rolling up 299 yards on the ground.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
• Well now, DeSantis has a new idea to one-up the House of Mouse: turn it into a big house.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2023
• Only one thing left for the rookie lefty to do after Webb tossed one shutout and Snell one-upped him with a no-hitter.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2024
• But on Friday, DraftKings swooped in and offered to one-up the offer with a $195 million all-cash bid.
  — Aaron Pressman, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
• Leave it to method-dressing queen Margot Robbie to try and one-up her in a Mugler spring 1996 corset at the Oscars.
  — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
• While the 2024 Golden Vines pulled out all the stops for wine lovers who gathered from around the world, Miami is set to one-up one of the great wine weekends of the year.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
• Chance one-upped his fellow coach by also singing the song with Nadége onstage; the surprise move helped Chance persuade the singer to join his team.
  — USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
• All this results in a hotel that wows from the first impression and then one-ups itself at every turn.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024
• All this results in a hotel that wows from the first impression and then one-ups itself at every turn.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
• Burger King and McDonald’s have been sparring for decades, each trying to one-up the other with cheeky ads and sly digs.
  — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
• Alan Cumming is always looking to one-up himself — and not just with his fashion.
  — Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 13 June 2024
• But little did Pearson know, Key would one-up these references with an ad-lib.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
• Or perhaps someone new (Arch Manning?) one-ups Daniels.
  — Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
• Meanwhile, Stan Edgar stands up to Homelander in a rare verbal drubbing that shows the only way to one-up the psychotic Supe is through words.
  — Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
• No one was trying to one-up one another, as in the typical writers room.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
• In Season 2, your ex-husband, played by Adam Scott, builds a rocket and attempts to go to space, sort of to impress his ex-wife but also to one-up her.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 12 July 2024
• The office environment will feel tense as everyone will be trying to one-up their peers to keep their jobs.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• But there's one thing that's more important to Blake: one-upping her hubby in their never-ending troll-fest.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
• Which brings us to this year’s Bruins, who were historically dominant to one-up that Lightning squad to the tune of 65 wins.
  — Amin Touri, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2023
• But what started as mere jabs at the other’s height and hair soon became something more sinister as each rapper tried to one-up the other.
  — C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
• These mitts are also waterproof, so your hands will stay safe if hot liquids splash onto your gloves, a one-up over fabric mitts.
  — Parker Hall, WIRED, 29 June 2023
• World’s fastest monitor There's a competitive air at CES that lends to tech brands trying to one-up each other on spec sheets.
  — Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2025
• Shortstop Jorge Mateo also homered — one-upping Henderson with a 433-foot shot to left field for his first home run of the season.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2023
• The trend has been popular on social media, with TikTok users one-upping each other for who has gone the longest stretch with the fewest amenities.
  — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 28 June 2024
• Near the beginning of the series, Seok-ryu’s mother and Seung-hyo’s mother try to one-up each other by comparing their kids.
  — Regina Kim, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
• Be Consistent Parents often try to one-up each other after a split to win the kids’ affection.
  — Michelle Dempsey-Multack, Parents, 30 Jan. 2024
• Each tries to one-up the other with outrageous advertising and branding.
  — Joseph Cox, WIRED, 4 Nov. 2024
• But Muñoz isn’t the type to be complacent, and is always looking to one-upping his previous releases.
  — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 1 Dec. 2023