send up
Example Sentences
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The eldest, Nancy, would send up the family and their friends in works of comic fiction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Oil prices slipped after President Trump said Venezuela will send up to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
Rob Lawrie, a volunteer aid worker told the BBC's Today Programme on Friday smugglers estimate they can send up to 150 people on a boat.
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025
Its comedic elements are bafflingly one-note and conventional, but worst of all, they’re devoid of any perspective or insightful commentary, despite Hancock’s many attempts to send up the poison of masculinity throughout the film.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025
Get yer wands out an’ practice now — that’s it — an’ if anyone gets in trouble, send up red sparks, an’ we’ll all come an’ find yeh — so, be careful — let’s go.”
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
