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
  • 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
  • Meanwhile, Wentz is always a threat to put up big numbers through the air.
    Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2022
  • The properties are then put up for sale at two public auctions in the fall.
    Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
  • But the Panthers put up 334 against Kansas City and only had to punt twice, scoring on every other possession.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024

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