sit up

Example Sentences

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The test: Technically a curl-up, this exercise is a partial sit-up, done with your back in a C-shape and your arms crossed over your chest.

From Seattle Times

"A few things over the past few days have made people sit-up, realise the difficulties facing Rusal," an aluminium industry source said.

From Reuters

“We take a breath, and then when we do the sit-up, we exhale, and that relieves some of the pressure.”

From Scientific American

She is a full-time wheelchair-user, is unable to sit-up unaided and her breathing muscles are paralysed.

From BBC

He joked: “He was huffing and puffing so much, it was like he’d just done a sit-up.”

From The Guardian