How to Use put up in a Sentence
put up
verb-
Charging stations have been put up to encourage the use of electric cars.
— Victoria Le, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024 -
Police closed the streets to traffic in the area, where shuttered bars and restaurants put up signs of condolences.
— John Yoon, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2022 -
The police closed the streets to traffic in the area, where shuttered bars and restaurants put up signs of condolences.
— Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2022 -
Tyreek Hill continues to put up a ton of yards in Miami's offense, which is very fun to watch.
— Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2022 -
Most Arizona voters have heard little about the measure, since local opponents haven’t put up much of a fight.
— The Editorial Board, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2022 -
Their bickering has irritated other cast members and viewers alike, though the two of them seemed willing to put up with it.
— Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2022 -
Sophomore Ceasar Reyes of Garfield continues to put up rushing yards for Garfield.
— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2024 -
In turn, the former Purdue star put up a 5-5 record with 12 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
— Vincent Frank, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 -
Vehicles and costumes will not be able to use the sidewalks and streets on 20th Street Monday, with human barricades and signs put up.
— Frank Witsil, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2022 -
Unfortunately, ageism can be difficult to prove and police, putting up roadblocks for affected staffers to advocate for themselves.
— Byemma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024 -
Earlier this year, the town put up street signs identifying evacuation zones, which are cited in evacuation warnings and orders.
— Colleen Hagerty, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024 -
National Guard members put up a flood barrier around a waste water facility today in Tampa.
— NBC News, 10 Oct. 2024 -
Murray will square off against Tyrese Haliburton who has put up great numbers thus far, averaging just over 21 points a game and nearly 10 assists per game.
— Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022 -
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 -
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 -
Burrow got off to a slow start as the Bengals put up just six first half points.
— cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023
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