How to Use put up in a Sentence

put up

verb
  • The fans have put up with a lot.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Good to get a win and put up a bunch of runs.
    — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 2 June 2026
  • Pope then put up Pearl in his place.
    — Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Wilkins put up 13 points in the half.
    — ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Both teams can put up points in a hurry.
    — Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Shame on them, shame on us for putting up with it for so long.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Thank you for always putting up with me.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The state even has cameras put up near their dens.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Roy put up eight points in the first eight minutes.
    — Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Time to quit talking about awards won or lost and put up or shut up.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2022
  • Grant would paint sections of the wall or put up pieces of wood or sails.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But the Mets have the money to put up a fight.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Jackson put up 10 points in the half.
    — ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Sellers put up 14 points in the half.
    — CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Edwards put up 10 points in the half.
    — ABC News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • My wife Jaz for putting up with this and all the s--- that comes with it.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
  • In my career, I've been put up against the big dogs.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • About half the directors in the room put up their hands.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Things were being put up so fast that many believed them.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
  • But Malkin put up more than a point per game this season.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • Local police have put up a stop sign.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
  • Gobert wants to at least see the Jazz put up more of a fight.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Mar. 2022
  • Now the Cubs need to put up the money to land this mega-deal.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Lamb is back healthy and putting up triple-digit yardage every game.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Smith hasn’t put up massive numbers yet.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Yeah, Giorgio just didn’t want to put up with our crazy bullsh-t.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2022
  • But Chisholm is putting up a whole lot of money to take over the team.
    — Jay King, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • This type of 'transparency' bodes well for those putting up the dough.
    — New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The outlet wrote at that time that the note had been put up for auction.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Lee is willing to put up with it, though, in pursuit of her dream.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2026

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