How to Use pony up in a Sentence

pony up

verb
  • Will the Knicks pony up the picks for a short-term fix?
    Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Instead, Joseph said, the state should pony up funds to fix the dam.
    Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 11 Aug. 2019
  • On second thought, be a good guy and just pony up the extra cash for the Walther.
    Michael R. Shea, Field & Stream, 12 Mar. 2020
  • To get the feature back, owners have to pony up $8 per month or $80 per year.
    Tim De Chant, Ars Technica, 13 Dec. 2021
  • One rep says vendors should pony up and provide the sets for free.
    Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Joe Biden managed to pony up about a ninth of that — $2.2 million.
    Zac Morgan, National Review, 5 Mar. 2020
  • At this point, all their OG fans have had to chance to pony up big bucks to relive their youth.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2021
  • If those revenues fall, the state could be forced to pony up more money for schools.
    Angela Hart, sacbee, 18 June 2018
  • For someone who sleeps next to a snorer, that might be enough to pony up for a new bed.
    Arielle Pardes, WIRED, 29 July 2019
  • Good for you, because the rest of us will have to pony up $6,500 for a copy in good condition.
    Fortune, 24 May 2018
  • That priced some people out and forced others to pony up big bucks.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Want to take a look at the property, but can't pony up $33.5 million?
    Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Fans will have to pony up $29.99 for an expansion pass.
    Shannon Liao, CNN, 9 Jan. 2020
  • That’s because as the jackpot grows, more people pony up to play.
    Margery A. Beck, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2022
  • That's because as the jackpot grows, more people pony up to play.
    CBS News, 31 Oct. 2022
  • And the bowls do provide a party atmosphere, nice for fans who pony up to make the trip.
    oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2019
  • So pony up at the bar with your grape leaves and shepherd’s salad, and order a glass of beer or wine.
    Max Falkowitz, New York Times, 26 June 2019
  • Even luxury heavyweights like BMW pony up about $200 a piece to move cars off the lot.
    Michael J. Coren, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2020
  • So why no fuss about ponying up to help the Obama Center?
    Mark Glennon, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2018
  • Darvish would be all but a guarantee if the Rangers would pony up some money.
    Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 10 Jan. 2018
  • So far, overall, he's seen tenants stay and pony up the much higher rent.
    Anna Bahney, CNN, 12 May 2022
  • Maybe pony up more money for night classes for your staff.
    Fortune, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Still, there are enough angels willing to pony up that the show not only must, but can, go on.
    Jonathan Handel, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2018
  • Dartmouth officials said King would pony up the Big Green to pay for the damage.
    Mike Hiserman, latimes.com, 28 Oct. 2017
  • There’s a chance investors might be willing to pony up a chunk of the stadium costs to grease the skids and make the deal more palatable.
    Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Jan. 2018
  • Fans who want to ride on the very first public train at the First Rider Benefit will have to pony up $250.
    Susan Glaser, cleveland.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • In an email last month, 23andMe announced that users on chip versions one, two, or three, would have to pony up more cash.
    Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, 16 July 2019
  • The debate over whether to pony up more city dollars for bars and restaurants has grown louder over the past week.
    Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 13 Jan. 2021
  • Who wants to pony up essentially the cost of a down payment on a new car to pay for a year of college tuition down the road?
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024
  • But getting insurers to pony up would require Neighborhood Nursing to earn buy-in from a dizzying number of entities.
    Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 11 June 2024

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