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'bring up' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'bring up' with 20 example sentences.


bring up verb

: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

: look after a child until it is an adult

: promote from a lower position or rank

: raise from a lower to a higher position

: cause to come to a sudden stop

: put forward for consideration or discussion

: make reference to

: cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes


  • Bringing up a child demands patience.
  • She was brought up by her grandmother.
  • This is where I was born and brought up.
  • She has brought up five children.
  • You're the one who brought up the subject.
  • She brought up the three children alone.
  • She was brought up in a rich family.
  • Never bring up religion or politics in the first conversation!
  • The matter will be brought up at the next meeting.
  • He brought up the old story again.
  • I brought up two kids all on my own.
  • This is the house where he was brought up.
  • All this brings up new questions.
  • That's how I was brought up.
  • He was born in Ohio but brought up in Texas.
  • I was born and brought up in Tokyo.
  • My ex-boyfriend was brought up in Portugal.
  • That brings up another point I'd like to discuss.
  • His sons are not properly brought up.
  • He brought up a series of issues at the meeting.
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