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 most people sleep out in the open spaces, others are putting up makeshift tents and building huts.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung