How to use "up" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "up" in popular movie and book plots

  • Louise has grown up to be lonely and bitter.  - Carousel (musical)
  • Crono stands up to Lavos but is vaporized by a powerful blast, after which Lavos destroys the Kingdom of Zeal.  - Chrono Trigger
  • As Jen exits to gather up an antidote for the poisoned dart, Mu Bai prepares to die.  - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  • Janet wakes up to find herself a prisoner of Vornoff, who uses hypnosis to put her back to sleep.  - Bride of the Monster
  • Batman soon works up the ladder, even attacking Flass while he was accepting a drug dealer’s bribe.  - Batman: Year One
  • Bruce offers to let Nygma come up with schematics for the device and set up a meeting with his assistant.  - Batman Forever
  • Batgirl shows up and defeats Ivy, and reveals that she is Barbara Wilson and knows the location of the Batcave.  - Batman & Robin (film)
  • As the umbrella takes her up into the sky, Catwoman narrowly cheats death again as she falls into a rooftop greenhouse.  - Batman Returns
  • With the help of corrupt police lieutenant Max Eckhardt, Grissom sets Napier up to be killed in a raid at Axis Chemicals.  - Batman (1989 film)
  • Fed up with the war, Barry deserts the army, stealing an officer courier's uniform, horse, and identification papers.  - Barry Lyndon
  • Frank takes Jeffrey to a lumber yard and when he molests Dorothy, Jeffrey stands up to Frank by punching him.  - Blue Velvet (film)
  • As Roy starts to die, he chases Deckard through the building, ending up on the roof.  - Blade Runner
  • Cora is too caught up with his logic to care.  - Anyone Can Whistle
  • The night before he is to return from leave, he stays up with her, exchanging small expressions of love and concern for each other.  - All Quiet on the Western Front
  • He urges the congregation not to give up the struggle but to do everything possible to fight the plague.  - The Plague
  • Mr Frederick, one of the neighbouring farmers, attacks the farm, using blasting powder to blow up the restored windmill.  - Animal Farm

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