zip up

Example Sentences

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So, if you’re taking a trip to the Grand Canyon, zip up your backpack, pay attention to your surroundings, and keep your hands to yourself.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2022

Even then, Kardashian could not zip up the dress at the back.

From BBC • May 4, 2022

The fastest finishers can zip up and down Crystal twice in about two hours.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022

Every time they zip up those pullovers, they’re losing a bit of tradition.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2021

Outside my window, Leo pauses on the sidewalk to zip up his backpack.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila