mount up
Example Sentences
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He said it cost about £15 for a taxi which would easily start to mount up.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025
As capital punishment’s problems mount up, governors in states like Alabama, Arizona, Ohio, Oregon, and Tennessee have commuted death sentences, stopped executions entirely, and/or launched investigations into the death penalty system.
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2023
LACMA’s loss and the Huntington’s gain mount up.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2022
By mid-December the number of dead cranes began to mount up and avian flu was identified as the cause.
From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2021
He barks the order to mount up, and the cavalry trots back out to the main road.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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