How to Use go up in a Sentence

go up

verb
Definition of go upnext
  • How much the risk will go up will vary from bank to bank.
    — William Chittenden, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2023
  • The actual last size goes up or down with the size of the boot.
    — Douglas Schnitzspahn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Over the past 50 years, gasoline prices have gone up and down.
    — Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Like a lot of things, the cost of a Prime membership has gone up over the years.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 9 July 2024
  • All your canoes and tents that don't fit in the back can go up top.
    — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Deals go up to 81 percent off, and prices start at just $5.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
  • This is the time of year when the Auto Club sends out reminders that the price of gas has gone up.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 29 May 2024
  • One year the revenues would go up, but the profits would go down.
    — Byorianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The billboards here — 29 in all — went up in early June.
    — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023
  • One way to judge is to ask, How easily do the tops go up and down?
    — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 17 Sep. 2020
  • If Seattle goes up by two scores, this one might be out of reach.
    — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2024
  • As bilirubin levels go up, the skin and whites of the eyes turn yellow.
    — Julie Scott, Msn, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • When Swift goes up an octave in the track’s second verse.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Soon, the entire house goes up in flames, with Harold still inside.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Can’t go up 17 points in the first quarter with Booker going for 16 points in the first – and lose.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The iPhones went up; a flurry of snaps and flashes followed.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The theater seats 3,400 and went up for sale in October of last year.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Sharks fast and can go up to six weeks without feeding.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The Kings extended the lead to 17 on a three-point play by Barnes and went up by 20 on a breakaway dunk by Fox.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2024
  • In fact, union membership has gone up in Kentucky each of the last two years.
    — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2024
  • The poor’s real wages went down while the middle’s real wages went up.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 12 July 2023
  • Class 3 e-bikes are defined by having a throttle and can go up to 28 mph.
    — John Thompson, Men's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • And after the hearing, as supporters of the victims filed out of the packed courtroom, a roar of cheers went up in the hall.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
  • And the mental block goes up again, the fear that his knee never healed properly.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • As the years to pay off the mortgage tick down, happiness levels go up.
    — Wes Moss, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Whether going up or down, with the exception of the viewing spot, this trail is mostly in the shade.
    — Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 13 June 2024
  • Rides in shrimp boats, goes up in a hot-air balloon, attends a rattlesnake roundup.
    — Michael Paterniti, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
  • It’s gone up pretty much the whole time with very few exceptions.
    — Andy Mills, Quartz, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Fact check: Trump falsely claims US crime stats are only going up.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Any company’s stock that goes up on a stimulus story should be suspect.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024

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