look up

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Now the class of 2026 is saying goodbye to college life as things start to look up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

She also points to successes like K-pop band BTS - who she is a "huge fan of" - as models for Asians to look up to.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

“I would suggest to you that when you look up here, you’re not looking at us,” said Canadian Space Agency astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist astronaut Jeremy Hansen, back in Houston Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Asked about which dinosaurs he’d hope to see in the movie, Choudhury lists off several that I have to look up, rusty from my years away from textbooks.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

We look up into the tree, and perched on a branch is not a bird.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin