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'run up' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'run up' with 5 example sentences.


run up verb

: pile up (debts or scores)

: raise by using ropes and pulleys

: fasten by sewing; do needlework

: accumulate, sometimes as a debt

: make by sewing together quickly


  • I ran up the stairs, taking two at a time.
  • The cat ran up the tree.
  • We ran up against a lot of opposition.
  • The dog came running up to me.
  • Ken ran up the hill.
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