How to Use give up in a Sentence

give up

verb

• I hope you won't give up playing the piano.
• The Ravens lead the NFL in sacks and are second in points given up.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2023
• Still, Jackie gave up her job in the U.K. to move to Toronto.
  — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
• Don’t give up; this is just the start of a bull run—forward and upward!
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
• Rubble spilled across the road, giving up plumes of dust.
  — WIRED, 25 Oct. 2023
• So, if the number on the scale doesn't change right away, don't give up—keep going.
  — Sarah Felbin, Women's Health, 18 Apr. 2023
• And the Kremlin long ago gave up caring about its image in the West.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2023
• Nothing works overnight and progress can be slow—but don't give up.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• It’s been two months since he’s given up more than three.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
• But Ralat didn’t give up on selling the magazine on the idea.
  — Forrest Brown, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023
• Dobbs has given up five total turnovers and five sacks the last two games.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2023
• Glasnow gave up a one-out single to Winker and a two-out walk to Gallo in the fifth.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
• My mom gave up everything for me and had, like, three jobs.
  — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
• The 10 seconds of silliness is not worth the risk of giving up your data.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
• Getting out and giving up runs and hits are routine parts of it.
  — Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
• The Lakers have lost all three games to the Kings, giving up an average of 129 points per game.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• Smith, one of the baby boomers who never gave up the good fight, still has plenty to scream about.
  — Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2023
• Israel has given up its fourth place from last year to Sweden and is now fifth.
  — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
• For the third game in a row, however, the Rams gave up costly explosive plays.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• The defense was exposed, giving up two goals in the first 13 minutes and four overall.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
• The Warriors would play rough, would play sharp defense, and refuse to give up double-digit goals.
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 22 July 2023
• The Wave hold just two picks in Friday’s four-round draft, in part because of what the club gave up to acquire van Egmond two years ago.
  — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2024
• But by the evening, most had given up and were leaving to go back home or try to find other shelter.
  — WSJ, 15 Oct. 2023
• The Rangers have given up five home runs to opponents’ ninth-place hitters this week.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
• The studio gave up all efforts to release the film afterward.
  — Nathan Taylor Pemberton, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
• Earlier in the game, the Rams gave up a 56-yard touchdown pass to tight end Isaiah Likely.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023
• Advertisement The Clippers had already given up 34 points in the third and were on their way to giving up 35 in the fourth.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
• There is no indication that Hamas would give up its hostages.
  — The Editors, National Review, 3 Nov. 2023
• Still, the industry isn’t giving up on making a plea to Congress.
  — Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Mar. 2024
• But many refused, reluctant to give up their ancient way of life.
  — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024