putting up

Example Sentences

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As a result, these influencers often clash with their local bishops, putting up resistance when told to rein in their posting.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

“This is something that you solve by putting up good results—by showing investors that it’s a great business and that it has great future prospects,” he says.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Instead of putting up fliers around town, Ian did what most young musicians would do today: He posted a digital flier in an Instagram Story.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

He isn’t putting up Hogwarts trailer numbers, but those polls are good indicators of a general nonchalance concerning the harm that famous people do.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

While our parents are putting up the tent or making the fire or cooking, we sneak around behind the trees and bushes, aiming through the leaves.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood