How to Use up until in a Sentence

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  • Slow and with control, push the bar up until your arms are straight.
    — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 1 July 2026
  • Roughly three in four nonprofit workers are women, and more than half are people of color — right up until senior leadership.
    — Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • While most hydrangeas only bloom once in summer, there are some hydrangea varieties that can bloom twice—given the right conditions—taking your display from late spring right up until the very first frost in fall.
    — Kate McKenna, The Spruce, 26 June 2026
  • Metrics for education attainment used data to look at how much of the population had degrees, anywhere from high-school up until a doctoral degree.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
  • The style choice stuck out like a proverbial middle finger to gender norms associated with engagement rings and wedding bands, offering a modern blueprint for men, who, up until now, have left the diamond decoration to their partners.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • After July 4, parents, guardians, grandparents and others can collectively contribute up to $5,000 a year in after-tax dollars up until the year before the beneficiary turns 18.
    — Jessica Dickler,kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 1 July 2026
  • The question itself doesn’t really matter because Titi immediately jumps in to defend KC, resulting in a hostile back-and-forth between Titi and Trinity that is completely at odds with the sisterhood this villa has been known for up until now.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 29 June 2026

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