How to Use bring up in a Sentence

bring up

verb
  • I hate to bring this up, but we're running short of money.
  • Hawkins laughed when it was brought up.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
  • That’s brought up a lot in the show.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 June 2026
  • Tiffany brought up Ethan Slater.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
  • And then Vince came in and brought up the kiss.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
  • But somebody brought up this idea of moats.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 13 June 2026
  • Losing your job can bring up a lot of things.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2026
  • What emotions does that bring up for you?
    — Anna Shields, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Now's a good time to bring up other things.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Place one-half cup cream in a sauce pot and bring up to a scald.
    — Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Both were brought up in the Bay Area.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
  • What does the thought of such silences bring up for you?
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Both teams’ fans still bring up the now-famous line.
    — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Mauigoa was the prospect most often brought up by the group.
    — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Each adult with a valid entree can bring up to six kids for free.
    — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
  • With this new idea in mind, the two of them brought up the subject.
    — Josh Davis, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Kyle Hurt was brought up to replace him.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Both of you may have good points to make and valid concerns to bring up.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • That brings up an old-regime subject this this new regime has to change.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Ehud Barak’s name is brought up in this context.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But Ant will bring up his goals to his sibling.
    — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
  • The storm could also bring up to 3 feet of storm surge to the coast.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 1 July 2022
  • Would this be the time to bring up the off-the-charts lez vibes between them?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2022
  • And for many, that brings up a deeper issue.
    — Meredith Moore, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Can someone bring up a purse that was left downstairs?
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
  • We weren’t really brought up and reared on that.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • And … your names were brought up in social media.
    — Betsy Shuller, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Which brings up how this dilemma should be approached.
    — Sam McDowell May 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
  • Hixon said it was brought up at a budget hearing last year.
    — Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Harrison grounds out as well to bring up the top of the ninth.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026

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