up-and-down

Example Sentences

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Women’s Open hitting fewer greens, yet she got up and down for par 24 times out of 30.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Korda's extra height to her approach shots provided a key benefit but her composure to repeatedly get up and down proved the difference.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“Even just tasks like going up and down the stairs are so much easier now,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Instantly recognisable and certain to be spotted at barbecues and in beer gardens up and down England this summer.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

I bolted out the door and ran onto the busy sidewalk, frantically looking up and down the street, scanning for his familiar face.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows