How to Use join up in a Sentence

join up

verb
  • The friend he’d joined up with was killed in combat the month before.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
  • That was what inspired her to join up with her co-founders at Once Upon a Farm.
    — Alessandra Codinha, InStyle, 3 June 2026
  • Edwards joined up in 1990, a year after finishing high school.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 16 June 2026
  • Liu, who plays the fourth booster who joins up with the trio of friends later in the film, chalked their chemistry up to the specifics of their filming schedule.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Some students chose to briefly participate by leaving class but not campus, and others chose to stay in fourth period and join up during lunch.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Cadillac has joined up as the 11th team, giving the grid a second American outfit to go along with Haas.
    — Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But it should be noted that people abandoning religion usually do so less vocally than those joining up.
    — Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
  • In line with their success over the last decade, the squad has been made up of a large number of senior professionals from across the globe who jet off to join up with their national sides.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Charlotte’s Diocese has seen a steady increase in adults joining up year-over-year since the pandemic, according to data from the church.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
  • As a teen, Lestat briefly runs away and joins up with a traveling theatre troupe, which is the closest thing in the late 1700s to coming out.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 15 June 2026
  • The district also agreed to pay for Limoges to join up to four professional associations.
    — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
  • There is no better members’ club in LA than Trashy Lingerie, which requires joining up to shop for the high price of one dollar.
    — Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Once finished, the trail will stretch around the entire coast of England, joining up with the existing 870-mile coastal path in Wales.
    — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The 18-year-old Senegal youth international has joined up with Rob Page’s under-21s squad.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • After a short turnaround, Arsenal’s World Cup contingent have now all joined up with their international squads.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • By the next day, text and voicemail messages started pouring in to Goudreau — some from Venezuelan well-wishers, some from people who wanted to join up and still others from journalists.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Eventually, the members joined up with Soviet partisans.
    — Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
  • His pre-teen son in tow, Luis joins up with a crusty group of dancers who are heading to a secret party in the heart of the desert, where the beats will be loud enough to drown out the sounds of the apocalyptic war that’s brewing around them.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In 1969, Freeman joined up with saxophonist Gene Ammons' band and worked on several of his albums.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Walker and Maresca worked together at City previously before joining up again at Leicester City and Chelsea.
    — Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • The teams include unified partners, or people without intellectual disabilities, who are joined up with athletes in what are called Unified Sports.
    — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
  • But even with the college protagonists joining up with the ranks in the finale, Kripke was quick to point out that The Boys and Gen V are still two separate series.
    — Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Eichel and Hanifin will join up with the Golden Knights in Washington and are expected to play against the Capitals on Friday night.
    — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Balenciaga is investing in Substack creators, becoming the first fashion brand to join up with the platform through Substack’s new native partnership program.
    — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 25 June 2026
  • French forward and World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann will join up with the squad in July, and he will be counted upon to help elevate the offense to an even higher level.
    — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
  • Stewart, who used to work for the WTA, will replace Yutaka Nakamura, who Raducanu joined up with a year ago but who left the team before the end of this season.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
  • With Christian Pulisic unavailable, nursing a calf injury sustained against Paraguay, he was joined up top by Ricardo Pepi, and showed his versatility and comfort across the width of the field.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 20 June 2026
  • Initially the solo project of one Phantom Slaughter, Worm has massively shifted gears since 2022 when they were joined up by Wroth Septentrion.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The game also supports crossplay, allowing PC players to join up with PlayStation and Xbox players online on monster hunting expeditions.
    — PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Before joining up with DeBoer at Washington, Shephard was a co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Purdue.
    — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025

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