work up
Example Sentences
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Because the person has not worked outside of the house, Trench and Jensen have them start with an entry-level receptionist job paying $45,000 a year, and work up from there.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
Given the current resources being devoted to oil tankers, they said the group can work up the information necessary to submit a seizure warrant to the court in a matter of weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
He can’t manage to work up the energy for a more convincing deflection.
From Salon • Dec. 22, 2025
It took her all week to even work up the courage to visit this site, which is just metres from where many of the victims died.
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025
“She didn’t work up to her potential in her classes.”
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
