How to Use stay up in a Sentence

stay up

verb
  • But my target now is finished to stay up.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 24 May 2026
  • Now Tottenham still need at least one more win to stay up.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Your chest should stay up, ribs down, and core engaged to help maintain a strong position as well.
    — Christa Sgobba, Health, 19 May 2026
  • The latter is comfortable with the ball at his feet and made some superb saves to help Spurs stay up.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 June 2026
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 June 2026
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 June 2026
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 May 2026
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 19 May 2026
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — Ben Croll, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The pitch stayed up on the inside corner and Andujar rode it out to left-center field for a solo home run.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
  • That suits floating-rate lenders, who earn more when rates stay up, and squeezes any borrower trying to refinance into those rates.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Forecast uncertainty remains; stay up to date with forecast!
    — Kendrick Calfee june 16, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
  • From schedules to where to watch, timing, groups, host cities and more, here’s your guide to staying up-to-date with this year’s World Cup.
    — Joy Burton, NBC news, 22 June 2026
  • Luke O’Nien stays up for one attack, then joins in the next one and his flick is steered beautifully in on the volley by Hume.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 24 May 2026
  • The two stayed up late into the night Monday, cramming information on each candidate.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • The two stayed up late into the night Monday, cramming information on each candidate.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
  • Perimeter will stay up for several hours while investigators scour street for evidence.
    — CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • That means cold watermelon slices after playing in sprinklers on the lawn, buckets of lemonade, long days at the beach or by the lake, and ice cream after staying up too late on warm nights.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
  • To ensure you don’t miss anything, enable push notifications in order to stay up to date on flash sales and limited-time referral bonuses.
    — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
  • Relying on West Ham United losing three of their last four to stay up is profoundly embarrassing.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 May 2026

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