How to Use pony up in a Sentence

pony up

verb
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Synonyms for pony upnext
  • Will the Knicks pony up the picks for a short-term fix?
    — Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Instead, Joseph said, the state should pony up funds to fix the dam.
    — Joshua Fechter, ExpressNews.com, 11 Aug. 2019
  • 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
  • If those revenues fall, the state could be forced to pony up more money for schools.
    — Angela Hart, sacbee, 18 June 2018
  • For someone who sleeps next to a snorer, that might be enough to pony up for a new bed.
    — Arielle Pardes, WIRED, 29 July 2019
  • 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.
    — CBS News, 31 Oct. 2022
  • That’s because as the jackpot grows, more people pony up to play.
    — Margery A. Beck, Fortune, 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
  • So pony up at the bar with your grape leaves and shepherd’s salad, and order a glass of beer or wine.
    — Max Falkowitz, New York Times, 26 June 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 why no fuss about ponying up to help the Obama Center?
    — Mark Glennon, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2018
  • 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
  • In an email last month, 23andMe announced that users on chip versions one, two, or three, would have to pony up more cash.
    — Daniel Oberhaus, WIRED, 16 July 2019
  • 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
  • The more shareholders who opt to stay, the less cash the company or any new investor would have to pony up.
    — Asjylyn Loder, WSJ, 10 Aug. 2018
  • Why should state taxpayers pony up a million or two to get this over?
    — Mike Anthony, courant.com, 21 July 2019
  • 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
  • Who wants to pony up essentially the cost of a down payment on a new car to pay for a year of college tuition down the road?
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Mar. 2024
  • However, the Army didn’t have enough money, so the competitors would need to pony up hundreds of millions of dollars of their own to meet the national defense needs.
    — Mike Hirschberg, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024

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