How to Use pony up in a Sentence

pony up

verb
  • Will the Knicks pony up the picks for a short-term fix?
    Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • On second thought, be a good guy and just pony up the extra cash for the Walther.
    Michael R. Shea, Field & Stream, 12 Mar. 2020
  • To get the feature back, owners have to pony up $8 per month or $80 per year.
    Tim De Chant, Ars Technica, 13 Dec. 2021
  • One rep says vendors should pony up and provide the sets for free.
    Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Joe Biden managed to pony up about a ninth of that — $2.2 million.
    Zac Morgan, National Review, 5 Mar. 2020
  • At this point, all their OG fans have had to chance to pony up big bucks to relive their youth.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2021
  • That priced some people out and forced others to pony up big bucks.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Want to take a look at the property, but can't pony up $33.5 million?
    Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Fans will have to pony up $29.99 for an expansion pass.
    Shannon Liao, CNN, 9 Jan. 2020
  • That’s because as the jackpot grows, more people pony up to play.
    Margery A. Beck, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2022
  • That's because as the jackpot grows, more people pony up to play.
    CBS News, 31 Oct. 2022
  • And the bowls do provide a party atmosphere, nice for fans who pony up to make the trip.
    oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2019
  • Even luxury heavyweights like BMW pony up about $200 a piece to move cars off the lot.
    Michael J. Coren, Quartz, 25 Sep. 2020
  • So far, overall, he's seen tenants stay and pony up the much higher rent.
    Anna Bahney, CNN, 12 May 2022
  • Maybe pony up more money for night classes for your staff.
    Fortune, 2 Oct. 2020
  • The debate over whether to pony up more city dollars for bars and restaurants has grown louder over the past week.
    Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 13 Jan. 2021
  • Prime subscribers who don’t want to watch ads will have to pony up another $2.99 per month.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Getting users to pony up to keep their kids, friends or colleagues on their accounts will not be easy.
    Frank Pallotta, CNN, 21 July 2022
  • Some big donors from 2018 have yet to pony up money this time, however.
    Steven Lemongello, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • And although the father had become involved, that wasn’t enough to make the teen pony up the refund, either.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Jan. 2024
  • But are more than a few hundred thousand people going to pony up $6 a month for that?
    David Bloom, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2021
  • But convincing urban dwellers to pony up for EVs is tough.
    Matt Simon, Wired, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Grab your cheap Bud Light or rum and Coke or pony up a handsome $7 for a pint of Texas beer, then wander to the burger counter and get ready to wait.
    Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • But asking the Legislature to pony up the money was too much.
    Lauren McGaughy, Dallas News, 26 July 2023
  • If the University of Oregon is to pony up for Cristobal, who gets tapped for it?
    oregonlive, 29 Oct. 2019
  • Fiesta goers will have to pony up $8 for each chicken on a stick.
    Malak Silmi, San Antonio Express-News, 18 June 2021
  • And if the Bruins don’t want to pony up, then someone else will (hello, Detroit?) in July.
    BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Next up is getting viewers to change habits — and pony up for subscriptions.
    Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The state is slated to pony up another $5.5 million to add to the fund, City Manager Erik Walsh said.
    Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 13 Jan. 2021
  • Its future owner will have to pony up cash equaling the cost of 189 highest-end Steinways.
    Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2022

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