How to Use give up in a Sentence

give up

verb
  • I hope you won't give up playing the piano.
  • But Tsui and the rest of the crew simply would not give up.
    Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The Ravens lead the NFL in sacks and are second in points given up.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Still, Jackie gave up her job in the U.K. to move to Toronto.
    Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Don’t give up; this is just the start of a bull run—forward and upward!
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Don't give up on relief if the oil doesn't work right away.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Rubble spilled across the road, giving up plumes of dust.
    WIRED, 25 Oct. 2023
  • So, if the number on the scale doesn't change right away, don't give up—keep going.
    Sarah Felbin, Women's Health, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Simons said the Blazers didn’t want to give up a clean three.
    oregonlive, 3 Dec. 2022
  • And the Kremlin long ago gave up caring about its image in the West.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Miller gave up five runs and four hits in 1 ⅔ innings against the Cubs in Wrigley Field on April 5.
    Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
  • Nothing works overnight and progress can be slow—but don't give up.
    Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • There are some new features, but not enough to give up three hours of your time.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024
  • He's made just 20 starts at the NFL level, and the Panthers aren't ready to give up on him just yet.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Dan Quinn’s defense didn’t give up the big play and forced Tampa to drive.
    Dallas News, 16 Jan. 2023
  • It’s been two months since he’s given up more than three.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
  • But Ralat didn’t give up on selling the magazine on the idea.
    Forrest Brown, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Dobbs has given up five total turnovers and five sacks the last two games.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2023
  • For those who don’t want to give up time in the kitchen, anti-fatigue mats can help.
    Addie Morton, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Glasnow gave up a one-out single to Winker and a two-out walk to Gallo in the fifth.
    Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
  • To go not mistakes or not miss a shot or not give up a basket.
    Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2023
  • A lot of the guys in our network have given up on voting.
    Trymaine Lee, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
  • My mom gave up everything for me and had, like, three jobs.
    Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The club conceded a corner 30 seconds in and gave up a goal in the first minute.
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024
  • The 10 seconds of silliness is not worth the risk of giving up your data.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Still, Musk didn’t give up on the subscription, saying at the time that a relaunch was in the works.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Getting out and giving up runs and hits are routine parts of it.
    Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • For years, though, people didn’t want to give up their parking lots.
    Joe Barrett, WSJ, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The Cowboys also gave up a seventh-round draft pick in 2025.
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2024
  • By winter 1935, Reuss was on the verge of giving up on life completely.
    Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024

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