How to Use stay up in a Sentence

stay up

verb
  • Learn more Who looks strong enough to stay up on first watch?
    — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Don’t stay up too late, though; there’s plenty to do by day as well.
    — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025
  • But my target now is finished to stay up.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 24 May 2026
  • Now Tottenham still need at least one more win to stay up.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Older teens may also stay up late, wake up late and rush to school without time to eat.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Your chest should stay up, ribs down, and core engaged to help maintain a strong position as well.
    — Christa Sgobba, Health, 19 May 2026
  • The only thing that mattered was staying up, rather than any long-term football vision.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Early bedtimes can slip through the cracks over the summer as kids stay up for sleepovers, movie marathons and long plane flights.
    — Dave Smith, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The latter is comfortable with the ball at his feet and made some superb saves to help Spurs stay up.
    — Jay Harris, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Nick Sirianni said Lemon could stay up to speed without the on-field work, too.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • On election night in 2024, Garcia had stayed up late to watch the polls.
    — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The kids were tucked in by his side, still sleepy from staying up the night before watching TV.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes, her kids will negotiate for a few extra minutes to stay up and read.
    — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • However, visit their website to stay up to date on the current outbreak list.
    — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Want to stay up to date on IndieWire’s film reviews and critical thoughts?
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 July 2026
  • The pitch stayed up on the inside corner and Andujar rode it out to left-center field for a solo home run.
    — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 19 May 2026
  • That suits floating-rate lenders, who earn more when rates stay up, and squeezes any borrower trying to refinance into those rates.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Forecast uncertainty remains; stay up to date with forecast!
    — Kendrick Calfee june 16, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
  • From schedules to where to watch, timing, groups, host cities and more, here’s your guide to staying up-to-date with this year’s World Cup.
    — Joy Burton, NBC news, 22 June 2026
  • Luke O’Nien stays up for one attack, then joins in the next one and his flick is steered beautifully in on the volley by Hume.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 24 May 2026
  • The two stayed up late into the night Monday, cramming information on each candidate.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
  • So to stay up to date with the world, Greeks rely on the internet – and social media in particular – to stay informed.
    — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2026
  • Perimeter will stay up for several hours while investigators scour street for evidence.
    — CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Protecting your circadian timing will do more for your mental health than sacrificing sleep to stay up late during long summer evenings.
    — Nicole F. Roberts, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • That means cold watermelon slices after playing in sprinklers on the lawn, buckets of lemonade, long days at the beach or by the lake, and ice cream after staying up too late on warm nights.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 June 2026
  • To ensure you don’t miss anything, enable push notifications in order to stay up to date on flash sales and limited-time referral bonuses.
    — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
  • Subscribe here and stay up to date on Capitol Hill and the White House with our daily politics newsletter.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Subscribe here and stay up to date on the White House and Capitol Hill with our daily politics newsletter.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Subscribe here and stay up to date on the happenings in Washington and politics across the states with our daily politics newsletter.
    — Emily R. Condon, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Relying on West Ham United losing three of their last four to stay up is profoundly embarrassing.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 May 2026

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