belly up

Examples of belly up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In 2018, a team posited that the heavily armored animals often went belly up because of bloating as their carcasses floated out to sea. Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 14 July 2024 Some of the images are meant to be provocative: In one, a horseshoe crab, bronze and gleaming, lies belly up, stretching its legs toward the sky. Oli Turner, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2024 So, basically, with everyone tiptoeing around Hill’s criminal case, Buddy is just bellying up to the ballot box and saying: Make this a referendum on me. Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2024 For an authentic diner experience, slide into a booth or belly up to the counter at Angelo’s Glassboro Diner. Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for belly up 

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“Belly up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belly%20up. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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