getting up

Example Sentences

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After a long tense pause, and without getting up, Rollins resumes the solo.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Kirkwood admitted getting up close and personal with someone she had never met did not come naturally.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“I really look forward to getting up and having my coffee,” he explained.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

“I’d like to think that there’s an implicit trust factor because of that decade of relationships. I don’t need years of random interaction getting up to speed.”

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

It was too early for anyone to be getting up yet.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl