How to Use lookup in a Sentence

lookup

1 of 2 noun
  • For public schools in Chicago, scroll down to the next lookup.
    — Emily Hoerner, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2023
  • Clearvin is a great option for those who want to do a license plate lookup online.
    — Dallas News, 22 Nov. 2022
  • This will yield simple lookup tables for monthly loan payments.
    — Mark Kantrowitz, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The rest of this report can be found on the Kansas inspection lookup.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2026
  • The charges were later dismissed, according to the online court lookup.
    — Stephanie Gosk, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Check for a state license lookup tool to see if a provider or setting has the appropriate license.
    — USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
  • His arrest was confirmed on the county’s inmate lookup system.
    — Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Zoom’s live-transcript search transforms hours of recordings into keyword lookups.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • This has been designed to reduce the need for password reset or lookup, Quallich said.
    — Ann Norman, cleveland.com, 6 July 2017
  • Merrill noted that voters can find their polling place through a lookup tool on the secretary of state’s website.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The results are then compiled in a lookup table that the compiler uses to build the circuit.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Also today, a receipt or item lookup using a credit card is required in most instances.
    — Kelly Tyko, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2020
  • To find information about a doctor, the best place to start is your state medical board's license lookup page.
    — ProPublica, 8 Jan. 2015
  • Read the full report for Stix by searching on the Kansas inspection lookup.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Read the full report for Oishi by searching on the Kansas inspection lookup.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
  • This process can use what are known as catchall elements, which act as a wildcard in the event a lookup doesn’t match any other element in the set.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2026
  • To find your Kroger location's store hours and information check Kroger's store lookup page.
    — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 May 2024
  • Rather than picking a specific word that reflects on the year as a whole, the editors rank top terms based on which ones had a spike in lookups on its website.
    — Megan Friedman, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Dec. 2014
  • Read the full report for Tuk Tuk by searching on the Kansas inspection lookup.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Read the full report for The Shack by searching on the Kansas inspection lookup.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Read the full report for Hen House by searching on the Kansas inspection lookup.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Read the full report for Geo’s by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Any time your browser attempts a DNS lookup, that request can pass across multiple servers.
    — Wired, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Read the full report for Palacana by searching on the Kansas inspection lookup.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Bricks Bricks helps non-savvy Excel users hack their skills with lookups, formatting, formula issues and more.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Again, the solution is to ensure that the pattern of data lookups remains consistent regardless of the bits of the key.
    — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 25 June 2018
  • Adjusters avoid manual lookups and help reduce the risk of accidental omissions.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Tarrant County voter lookup and sample ballots.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Read the full report for Story by searching for the restaurant on the Kansas inspection lookup.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 Dec. 2025
  • To find the school board member representing you, use the address lookup map above to find your district and then select that option from the drop-down below.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025

look up

2 of 2 verb
  • The younger guys look up to them.
    — David Delgado, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • The camper looked up, mouth agape.
    — Maggie Slepian, Outside, 24 Oct. 2025
  • When's the best time to look up?
    — Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Mar. 2026
  • When's the best time to look up?
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The teenagers in your life may even look up from their phones.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • A lot of players look up to me.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Heard a guy yelling my name over and over and didn’t look up.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Natascha looked up and spotted a hawk.
    — Ben Fong-Torres, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2026
  • But things have been looking up.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This was a kid the other boys looked up to.
    — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • Things are looking up in that sense.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The boy looked up mid-sob, startled.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • These days, things are looking up.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 4 June 2026
  • Most walking past don’t seem to look up.
    — Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Fiona said, looking up from her phone.
    — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Lockwood looked up and grinned.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Lanie, surprised, looks up at him.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • And trust me, don’t forget to look up.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
  • To see it, simply look up to the night sky.
    — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • My son stood alone and looked up at the sky where his room had been.
    — Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Guys look up to him, trying to work the same as him.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Huang told her friend to look up at the birds resting on a tree.
    — Joseph Bien-Kahn, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2024
  • To dress this look up even more, pair it with a pair of black tights and boots.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Even the Lakers look up at them.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Lie on your back with your feet to the east, look up and enjoy.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2026
  • My son looked up at me and smiled, and then ran back on defense.
    — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2025
  • The Vikings are looking up right now.
    — Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The city had gone through a rough stretch, but things were looking up.
    — Rick Rojas, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Guests just lied down on the floor and looked up to enjoy the show.
    — René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Bea Kim looked up to Chloe Kim.
    — Alex Connor, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026

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