going up to

Example Sentences

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"It would be going up to them and saying, 'do you know so-and-so said so-and-so'," one says.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

"I went out for a drink with a guy. We seemed to get along, but when he said he was going up to the bar he didn't come back."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Late last year, they learned their bill would be going up to $2,155 a month, a sum nearly triple their monthly mortgage payment of about $760.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

“When that came out, Tego was like a rocket going up to the moon.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025

Then the very decided sound of someone mounting the stairs—doors opening and shutting—feet going up to the attics overhead.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie