ring up
Example Sentences
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A pound of cheddar cheese and a pound of chicken wings both ring up at $3.99.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Franchisees have invested thousands of dollars in new equipment per restaurant to mix the drinks, hoping to ring up more sales while not slowing service, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
I used to ring up Freeman Dyson, the famed physicist, at the slightest excuse.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025
Merchants hurried to ring up purchases and shuttered storefronts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024
“Cut it out before I ring up the cops,” Miss Annie’s muffled voice cried.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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