How to Use put up in a Sentence
put up
verb-
The Cougars put up 38 points in the second half and held Mills to 21.
— Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024 -
My wife Jaz for putting up with this and all the s--- that comes with it.
— Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024 -
The Hogs put up a goal-line stand from the 2-yard line after the catch.
— Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2023 -
The Rangers scored the most runs with 11, while the Orioles and Blue Jays put up 10 each.
— oregonlive, 31 Mar. 2023 -
Last week against the Chiefs, Perine put up 106 yards on the ground.
— Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 7 Dec. 2022 -
The three competitors put up a fight in the last episode.
— Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023 -
With him getting put up on the board for the Swarm D, which is a big deal.
— Michael Niziolek, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2023 -
Grant would paint sections of the wall or put up pieces of wood or sails.
— Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2023 -
Whoever the Left puts up now will just be more of the same.
— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 July 2024 -
The county would handle 80% of the costs, while the landowner would put up 20%.
— J.k. Dineen, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2023 -
Davison put up most of the money for the deal, the person said.
— Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 30 July 2024 -
That said, the 49ers are the best team in football and figure to put up big numbers across the board.
— Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023 -
Alongside Clark, Kelsey Mitchell put up 28 points as the backcourt duo got the Fever over the line.
— Thomas Schlachter, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024 -
Of course, strong-willed Claire puts up a fight, but Jamie won’t relent.
— Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024 -
Palos Verdes put up quite a fight in a loss to Mission Viejo.
— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023 -
Yeah, Giorgio just didn’t want to put up with our crazy bullsh-t.
— Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2022 -
This type of 'transparency' bodes well for those putting up the dough.
— New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2024 -
That’s the most for a Denver wideout since DT put up eight straight in 2014.
— Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2024 -
Burrow got off to a slow start as the Bengals put up just six first half points.
— cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023 -
Then the figure pulls out that simian mask, slips it on and puts up his dukes.
— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024 -
After a slow start, the Utes put up 21 points in the second quarter and rolled from there.
— oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2022 -
It’s put up or shut up time for dozens of cities across the San Francisco Bay Area.
— Ben Christopher, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024 -
Crosby would put up some of his own money as the prize, and the day ended in a clambake on the beach.
— Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024 -
On the catchy song, Gale questions why men think women want to put up with such a thing.
— Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2022 -
Then France came out blazing in the third, putting up 10 unanswered points to start the second half.
— Julie Mazziotta, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024 -
Most of the curtains on this list use grommets, which are easy to put up and tend to make the pleats of the curtain look nice and even.
— Heidi Wachter, Treehugger, 14 July 2023 -
In addition to the N1 base cost, owners will have to put up an extra $725 per month to rent the lot.
— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 July 2023 -
And there was a mailbox someone had ordered and put up.
— Stepheny Price, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2024 -
Distracted by the trip to Vegas, the Trojans put up just six points in a loss to Utah.
— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024 -
The Broncos’ top receiver didn’t put up eye-popping numbers and didn’t find the end zone, but his fingerprints were all over Denver’s offensive outing.
— Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
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