How to Use up and in a Sentence

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  • Add it all up and there’s not much room for shopping the free agent aisles.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
  • Even the best footwear is no match for up and down steps in some of Italy’s beach towns.
    — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
  • As the video ended, the actor held Mauz up and pretended to play him like an air guitar.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • Plus, minimal prep means less clean-up and more time to relax and actually enjoy your food.
    — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Once inside a world, the missionaries split up and seek out small groups chatting in quieter corners.
    — Fiona Murphy, NPR, 2 July 2026
  • The two pedestal tables store in pouches on the underside of the sofas, and the sofa benches themselves fold up and back against the wall.
    — New Atlas, 3 July 2026
  • That’s why Swift’s appearance jumping up and down courtside at Game 4 felt so jarring.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
  • Launching by plane also means an easy liftoff—just gas up and go, as opposed to the extensive preparations necessary to get a rocket off the ground.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 2 July 2026
  • For each of the World Cup’s 104 games, promotions are plentiful up and down the Strip.
    — Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The team favored to win the World Cup before matches kicked off last month is still ramping up and working to championship standards.
    — Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Upon Paula’s release, Karl picks her up and is his usual confusing shamble of one part compassion and two parts boundaries.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 1 July 2026
  • An integrated campaign will ensure that the candidates’ values, efforts and messaging are aligned up and down the ballot.
    — Rachel Royster july 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
  • As a pair of A-10 jets flew overhead, the cheers began up and down Capitol Boulevard in downtown Boise.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 4 July 2026
  • Medical personnel tended to Hany with a stretcher waiting nearby, but he was helped up and stayed on after what appeared to be a concussion check.
    — ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • When Balogun officially scored 13 minutes later, people went crazy once more, jumping up and down, waving flags and chanting.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • But work, starting a family and following Leicester up and down the country prevented him from fulfilling that World Cup dream.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Getting your hands dirty with charcoal, tweaking vents and chimneys to stop chunks of oak from flaring up and destroying your brisket, exerting your will over the heat inside a big metal box; barbecue takes a lot of practice.
    — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • These variations are common, as the heart rate tends to speed up and get more regular during periods of stress, and become slower and allow more irregularity when relaxed.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • And so the Mississippi River has been this flow of commerce both up and down the river for a long time, but I was really saddened to hear how much of that commerce was people.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Demonstrators cross their index and middle fingers (like for good luck), press their thumb and ring finger together, and then, while holding that position, move their pinky up and down for 30 seconds on each hand.
    — Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 3 July 2026
  • Fans jumped up and down after Folarin Balogun punched in what seemed to be the game’s first goal near the 31-minute mark, then expressed stunned disbelief when the striker was deemed offsides.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Before games, May said that Michigan’s coaching staff developed a habit of huddling up and reminding themselves to be confident because Johnson was on their team.
    — Christian Clark, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • There might not be a current NHL head coach better equipped to make that happen than Spencer Carbery, who has spent three years maximizing the talents of players up and down the roster.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • The Catalan conquistador led the first mainland expedition of Europeans up and down what’s now California.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • LeBron could step in to the Spurs line-up and give them 25 minutes, either as a starter or off the bench and instantly infuse that team with a level of toughness, especially when Wemby is on the bench.
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Led by their captain, Kylian Mbappe, the team sprinted towards the hardcore group of French travelling fans behind the goal, euro-dancing up and down to the beat of Freed From Desire.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • In September 2025, Kiara Jenkins was preparing to leave for a trip to Atlanta with friends when Eddie Jenkins showed up at her home dressed all in black with his hood up and confronted her about the trip, prosecutors said.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • While his vineyard has enough bulk wine business to keep it up and running without Canada, Heuvel, who is also a board member of the California Association of Winegrape Growers, said other vintners will not be as fortunate.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
  • After 0-0 Draw Against Portugal After a tense 90-minute match-up and a 0-0 draw in Florida on Saturday, July 27, both Colombia and Portugal are heading to the knockout stage.
    — Jaclyn Hendricks, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

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