ring up
verb
rang up; rung up; ringing up; rings up
1
: to total and record especially by means of a cash register
ring up a sale
2
: achieve
rang up many social triumphs
Examples of ring up in a Sentence
our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term
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Gary Payton was rung up for two separate technical fouls, the final one occurring during a timeout at the 6:48 mark of the fourth quarte and leading to his ejection. —
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2026 Bischoff didn’t have an answer, so Honk rang up LA Metro, which apparently built the staircase for Caltrans — but that answer and other info seem lost to time. —Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026 Since Gary was on the road, Georgia rang up Lou, giving her hell. —Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026 Fifty four offshore territories rang up $3M, a -54% decline, while domestic delivered around $155K at 285 sites. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ring up
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2026 Bischoff didn’t have an answer, so Honk rang up LA Metro, which apparently built the staircase for Caltrans — but that answer and other info seem lost to time. —Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026 Since Gary was on the road, Georgia rang up Lou, giving her hell. —Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026 Fifty four offshore territories rang up $3M, a -54% decline, while domestic delivered around $155K at 285 sites. —Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ring up
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