How to Use getup in a Sentence

getup

1 of 2 noun
  • He came onstage in a cowboy getup.
  • Here are the genre's most notable getups that slayed the silver screen.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 14 June 2024
  • To be fair, Star Wars fans do love a guy with a fun getup.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2021
  • If your child is a Stranger Things fan, this full-body getup is a great choice.
    Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Simply pair them with a mask and your getup will be ready to go.
    Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 10 Aug. 2018
  • Or just try the scrubber without the whole getup for $20.
    Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 16 Oct. 2017
  • The 43-year-old mogul struck a pose on the bed in her private jet while decked out in a head-to-toe leather getup.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
  • But a half-up look like this works for way more than a fancy getup.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 24 Aug. 2021
  • True to form, adult males are mostly black, a getup of which Cash—the Man in Black—would have no doubt been proud.
    National Geographic, 4 Feb. 2016
  • True to form, adult males are mostly black, a getup of which Cash—the Man in Black—would have no doubt been proud.
    Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 4 Feb. 2016
  • The 5-month-old wore a fluffy hood with a chick's beak and eyes while the rest of him nestled into a cracked eggshell getup.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Return trip to Waukegan is at 3:38 p.m. Awards will be given for best overkill gal and guy getups.
    Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Add the two-step getup to your training twice a week, doing 2 sets of 10 reps on each side.
    Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 8 Dec. 2022
  • For each figure, Smith has contrived a set, a getup, a stance, a glance.
    Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 18 July 2019
  • Show off your moves in this flirty getup from the movie's iconic last dance scene.
    Laurren Welch, Country Living, 9 Sep. 2019
  • The first is what Rob McClure can do with his Doubtfire getup.
    Helen Shaw, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2021
  • Luckily, the savvy kids weren't fooled by 55-year-old Thomas Arnold's getup.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The twinning holiday getups are bound to be next level, of course.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2018
  • The result is a getup that looks very sci-fi but a little bit awkward.
    Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Wood wrote in the caption of the still, which shows her in a black and white, lacy, jewelry-heavy getup true to Madonna's style at the time.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Needless to say, the getup caused quite a stir on social media.
    George Ramsay, CNN, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Over the past few weeks, the social media star shared photos wearing the same getup.
    Isabel Greenberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Aug. 2018
  • Dust off your pipes and get ready to belt out your best Wayne Newton with Ferris Bueller's snazzy '80s getup.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 11 May 2022
  • Cyrus belts out her part playfully in a puffy white getup.
    Kat Bein, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2018
  • While there’s no denying Phillippe’s stylish getup, her mom’s was a bit more summer-ready.
    Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
  • Dressed in a classic distressed denim getup with midriff bared, Spears performed a song that's stood the test of time.
    Raisa Bruner, Time, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Dress like them — at least, that's our takeaway from Meryl Streep's latest getup.
    Stephanie Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2017
  • The clip amounts to a brief shot of Brosnahan in a red-carpet getup, while a voice in the background (that sure sounds like Susie to us) calls out for Midge.
    Vulture, 2 Mar. 2023
  • One day she will be dressed in a ’70s getup, complete with a halter top, low-slung velvet pants, and an in-your-face afro.
    André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 17 Aug. 2022
  • While the pièce de résistance of Jason’s getup was his beret, Kylie’s varsity jacket was, in our opinion, the most deserving of a mic, er, puck drop.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
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get up

2 of 2 verb
  • Tube steps on the side rails and a rear bed step help people get up into the truck.
    Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 30 Oct. 2022
  • By the time the Buffs got up off the canvas, the bell had rung and the judges had gone home.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Improving your form in these ways can make getting up a steep incline feel like less of a battle.
    Julia Ries, Outside Online, 7 Sep. 2024
  • And fans were forced to contend with, over and over, the violence of the sport, as players went down and didn’t get up.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
  • After their horns crack together a few times too many, the weaker combatant fails to get up.
    Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024
  • This is a fighter-pilot drama that takes more than 90 minutes to get up to emotional speed.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Montgomery wants his defensemen to get up the ice, which can spell odd-man rushes if the Bruins commit a turnover.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Ritsu Doan shot from the center of the box with enough force to get past Neuer, who stopped the first shot, but couldn't get up to block the second.
    Usa Today Sports Staff, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Patients who qualify will get up to a month's supply of the prescription medication at a time.
    The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2022
  • New York will get up to $116 million that will go to local communities to help end this crisis and save lives.
    CBS News, 15 Nov. 2022
  • He’s finally healthy and completely in shape after spending two years rehabbing a knee injury, then last year trying to get up to speed.
    oregonlive, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Piercing Spikes can only be removed by enemies who get up close, so it can be used to initiate fights or cover a chokepoint.
    Jonathan Lee, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022
  • On the floor and still in shock from the quick minutes of horror that had just unfolded, Slaugh began hearing people around him get up and go around checking on others and their injuries.
    Christina Maxouris, CNN, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Add Ebukam, Bryan and Lewis to the mix, and the Colts get up to seven.
    The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Once crust forms on top of the snow, the birds get up on top and run around on it.
    Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 3 Jan. 2024
  • If the person does not get up, guards take the food with them and move on.
    Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
  • People get up and start dancing in their seats, in the aisles, in the front, and in the back of the theater.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2023
  • All of us will be a lot worse off, so, get up off your butts and go vote.
    EW.com, 13 May 2024
  • Someone made the effort to get up early, haul all the stuff from the car, set up the gear and save the space.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Todd got up, folded the lawn chair, and left without a word.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • But trying to get up there and not have him get ejected from the game.
    Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Dec. 2022
  • At the end of our first date, The Turtle was getting up to leave, and then sat back down.
    Hazlitt, 8 May 2024
  • More shots were fired and Day went down, then got up holding the knife and he was shot and fell.
    Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Don’t move or try to get up until the moose is a safe distance away.
    Paul Richards, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Now is the time to get up, get my endorphins going, get the kids to school.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
  • This mattress is so cozy, your teen may not want to get up.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Louis gets to one knee at the count of three and takes an eight-count before getting up.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Herbert got up and stayed in the game while Tillery was ejected.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The unarmed Massey then gets up to remove a pot of hot water from the stove.
    Russell Contreras, Axios, 24 July 2024
  • With this in mind, look for a bet on the over as these two teams will get up and down the court quickly here.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2023

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