bringing up

Example Sentences

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But bringing up your colleague won’t get you what you want, and you may be going over your boss’s head by doing so.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

His efforts to relate to his audience were seized upon when, during a conversation with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, he addressed the audience, saying, “I’m like you,” before bringing up his low SAT scores.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

But the point for Kagan in bringing up this legislative history was merely to provide “yet more proof” of statutory meaning already deciphered through “straight-up statutory construction.”

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

Chris Gallic, 30, said he doesn’t even remember his parents bringing up the Dow when they talked about stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

I mean, all these picky little points you keep bringing up.

From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose