How to Use post up in a Sentence

post up

verb
Definition of post upnext
  • And the Cavs kept posting up the 6-foot-10 Love near the rim.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, 4 May 2018
  • Toebbe posted up and missed a short turnaround in the lane.
    — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 20 Jan. 2018
  • Spread out a blanket on one of the lawns, or post up against a railing in one of the piers.
    — Andrea Whittle, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2019
  • Give it a go, or post up at one of dozens of retro arcade games.
    — Steve Heisler, Chicago Reader, 4 May 2018
  • After all, this is a great, cozy spot to post up and catch up on work.
    — Melissa Kravitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 June 2018
  • He's got to learn how to post up low and wide at the college level.
    — Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 8 June 2021
  • The next morning, I was posted up on a logging road for the first drive of the day.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 6 June 2024
  • There was a posting up at the theater for tickets to the awards show.
    — Andrew Rannells, New York Times, 5 June 2018
  • That’s why head coach Steve Kerr has asked Thompson to post up more on the low block.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2022
  • The move here is to post up at one of the area’s charming boutique hotels.
    — Juliet Izon, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The Cavs' Kevin Love shoots threes, posts up, rebounds, takes charges in the paint and defends guards on the high pick-and-roll.
    — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 23 Jan. 2018
  • There have been times when the player posting up has failed to hold off his man well enough.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2019
  • He's posted up at a bar with beers in front of him — ignore the human fists.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2023
  • These gifts are for your friend who loves nothing more than to post up on the couch with a cozy blanket.
    — Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The guard can scoot to the basketball off the dribble, shoot from the outside and even post up when her team needs her to.
    — Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2018
  • That’s a 4-foot long stick, 2.5 inches longer than normal and tall enough to post up Spud Webb.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Jeff Green had got the post up, was able to drive middle and hit Kev on the right wing for another 3.
    — Joe Vardon, cleveland.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • Although the chairs in the sand are reserved for hotel guests, anyone can post up at the bar.
    — Shannon Sims, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2020
  • After posting up with the ball, Puryear threw it back to the top of the key for Robertson with about 13 seconds left.
    — Alex Schiffer, kansascity, 10 Feb. 2018
  • Have one hunter move quietly forward through the woods for 30 to 40 yards, then post up and stay still, gun at the ready.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Reese picked up his fourth foul trying to post up Sissoko with 8:35 left.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Instead, find the nearest stretch of shore, and prepare to post up for the day with a cooler full of snacks and drinks and a good book.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Less than a year old, regulars already post up at the bar to chat with the bartender.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
  • There’s no seating, but customers can post up at the taqueria counter to eat their tacos.
    — Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 June 2021
  • Couples can post up at the two oceanfront pools or steal away to the spa for a couples massage.
    — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2024
  • From a two-man game with me and Dame or me and Khris to also connect more, from posting up Brook.
    — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2024
  • For those who like to cook in their backyard, or anyone who likes to post up at a glampsite, cast iron is the way to go.
    — Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 14 Dec. 2023
  • That tweeter left the post up even after being set straight.
    — Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2018
  • Snag a seat by the cracking fireplace or post up at the ground-floor Bar Pendry or the fourth-floor Chez Zou with a cocktail or two.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
  • At the end of the day, post up at the mountaintop Umbrella Bar for an al fresco après-ski snack with a view.
    — Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Mar. 2023

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