How to Use give up in a Sentence

give up

verb
  • I hope you won't give up playing the piano.
  • Yates gave up two hits and three runs.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Pérez gave up five hits and walked one.
    — ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Manoah didn’t give up a run in his first two starts.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 18 Mar. 2026
  • No one right now is giving up at all.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Otto gives up his neck for a clean shot.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • No one right now is giving up, at all.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The defense gave up some big plays.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • That’s not giving up on your dreams.
    — Tamar Gakharia, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • There are a lot of days out there when the guys want to give up.
    — Jessica Wang, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Ayala struck out nine and gave up three hits.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The key is to not give up and to keep going.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Ryan also gave up a home run in the fourth.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Stewart could give up quite a bit against the run.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Some who gave up last year are jumping back in.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The first one went three innings and gave up one hit.
    — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
  • Lopez gave up two runs and three hits in five innings.
    — ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Still giving up too much in our own end, puck play.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
  • When one team gives up, before the game is over.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • But through all of it, my body never gave up on me.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • The defense gave up way too many yards on the ground.
    — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Young gave up three runs and four hits in six-plus innings.
    — ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • Please hold strong, please keep doing it, please don’t give up.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But Luke Weaver gave up four runs in the eighth.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Nothing works overnight and progress can be slow—but don't give up.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • But, for those who can’t give up a bit of bling, this ring does just the trick.
    — Isiah Magsino, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Ohtani has given up one or no earned runs in eight of his nine starts.
    — CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • The Jets shouldn’t have given up on him.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Jamie didn’t give up on the show and now it's had this whole other life.
    — Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Hard to win a game when giving up those numbers.
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026

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