putting up

Example Sentences

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Unions claim hotels can afford to pay higher wages because they’ll be putting up throngs of tourists and athletes for the Olympics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 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

I had most of the letters memorized by the time it was my turn, but Doc fooled me by putting up another chart.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam