trip up
Example Sentences
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He still texts some of his friends about sports, and he’s planning to make a trip up the hill soon just to walk around and greet people.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
After routing their bitter rivals 4-1 in November, they made the short trip up the Seven Sisters Road to inflict another humiliating defeat that pushed Tottenham deeper into the relegation mire.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
Macro concerns didn’t trip up stocks, as the three major benchmarks rose on the day, led by the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
"When you are on a wartime footing, there's a sense of urgency. The urgency of delivering the service becomes more important than rules that sometimes trip up bureaucracies," he says.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2025
He’d trip up on the numbers and have to start over.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
