How to Use up until in a Sentence

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  • The two stayed close friends right up until the end of their lives.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The Welsh couple proved to go through the ups and downs of the villa up until the last moments of the show.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 29 July 2024
  • But up until that point, a lot of people are back and forth.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The sale was the neighborhood’s third-highest for the year up until that point.
    Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Engage obliques and lift hips up until body forms a straight line from head to heels.
    Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 8 Apr. 2023
  • There's an 80% chance of snow up until the evening when that chance decreases to 46%.
    Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Kerr had been a lame duck coach up until this point, which is rare for a figure of his stature.
    Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Prepare it up until the point when the dairy is added, then freeze and add the dairy after reheating the soup.
    Susan Choung, Good Housekeeping, 25 Aug. 2023
  • And, up until about five years ago, the Italian media had a lot of power.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The couple's union lasted up until his death after a car crash in 2003.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
  • The Senate would likely not be able to take it up until after the 2024 election.
    Lauren Peller, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Sage often doesn’t pop up until after the last spring frosts have passed, but the roots are still alive below ground.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2024
  • But the baked good mogul was still pitching and selling new treats up until the last several years of his life.
    Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Contrast that with their first 32 games, up until Dec. 23 in New Jersey.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Protesters are allowed to keep one tent with aid supplies up until the end of the quarter in June.
    TIME, 9 May 2024
  • But the recent memes have come with little input from Harris up until this point, and that's a good thing.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 23 July 2024
  • Still, up until this week, the Dodgers had been hoping to have Buehler as part of their postseason pitching mix.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • For some reason my skin was stable up until that point, and then my skin just erupted again.
    Nicole Pajer, Peoplemag, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Nothing woke her up until her mother burst through the door calling her name.
    Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Step 8: Fold the fabric in thirds, and continue folding up until the sheet is packed into a neat square.
    Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Cooper had a heart scare after the draft and then dealt with other injuries up until the middle of the 2022 season.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 4 Nov. 2024
  • No one had invested that much in their video product up until that time.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 June 2023
  • Before that, teams could register players at any time up until the end of March.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Where to stay: Truth be told, up until recently, Sapporo was sort of a dead zone for hotel lovers.
    Christina Liao, Vogue, 2 July 2024
  • But then Trump went ahead and fought on anyway, right up until January 6th.
    Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2023
  • But to be fair, YouTube TV did a good job of providing the package up until yesterday.
    Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2023
  • As with July’s Prime Day, Prime members will be able to request an invitation to buy the big deals right up until the start of the event.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Bond over dress-up dates, epic live shows, and glamorous experiences that keep the two of you up until sunrise.
    The Astrotwins, ELLE, 1 Sep. 2023
  • And just playing around with them in a way that hadn’t really been possible up until a year or two ago.
    Erik Morse, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The Hoosiers may straddle the home-road border for first-round participants all the way up until the unveiling of the bracket on Dec. 8.
    Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024

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