How to Use brush up in a Sentence

brush up

verb
  • He’s been brushed up on our systems.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Oh, and brush up on those self-rescue skills!
    — Maya Silver, Outside, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Cut back any bushes or plants that brush up against the house or porch.
    — Angela Watson, chicagotribune.com, 3 Apr. 2021
  • Add some mascara, brush up your brows, and swipe on a gloss or lip oil.
    — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 8 May 2025
  • The sap is present in all parts of the plant, so don’t break or brush up against this weed.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
  • The best way to do that is to brush up on your handshaking skills.
    — Carol Kinsey Goman, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Watkins said for e-bike riders to brush up on the rules of biking.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 30 July 2025
  • Run a wire grill brush up and down on the holes to remove any debris.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 23 May 2018
  • Stay tuned, and brush up on your voting-rights knowledge here.
    — Celeste Katz, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2018
  • The little hairs on his arm stood up like someone had brushed up against him.
    — Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Before this year's viewing, brush up on these fun facts about the film.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2022
  • But for now, microwave users might want to brush up on their cleaning skills.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Aug. 2024
  • To pass through, viewers had to brush up against the artists’ nude bodies.
    — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Pull the brush up to close the holder over the brush once you're done with cleaning.
    — Jodhaira Rodriguez, Good Housekeeping, 24 May 2022
  • Her lips were lightly painted in a coral shade, while her bushy brows were brushed up.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 8 July 2025
  • Here are a few to know With a new year comes a new slate of state laws to brush up on.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The jump-start also gave students a chance to brush up on skills that may have grown rusty.
    — Vanessa McCray, ajc, 5 Aug. 2021
  • But the young running backs would be wise to brush up on their history.
    — Stephen Holder, Indianapolis Star, 16 May 2018
  • The scene starts out calm, but when a racoon brushes up against the buck’s front leg, all hell breaks loose.
    — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Some of the inmates have careers and are looking to brush up their skills.
    — Alia Malik, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Apr. 2018
  • Ahead, brush up on all our freshest ideas on how to style baggy jeans this season.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 June 2026
  • So to stay one step ahead of the curve and avoid many common pitfalls in your project, brush up this course.
    — NBC News, 25 Oct. 2019
  • That gives you just enough time to brush up on your launch technique and save up for the as yet undisclosed price.
    — Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Then get out there the next day and brush up a good hide at a pond dam or in a fence line to intercept him.
    — Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 23 Dec. 2019
  • October is a great time to brush up on the city's paranormal lore.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Trim branches that hang over the roof or brush up against the exterior of your house.
    — John Nugent, Chron, 31 Oct. 2020
  • In the photo Pugh’s brows have been brushed up and softly defined.
    — Elle Turner, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024
  • That’s a good reminder for all of us to brush up on our phishing detection skills.
    — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Using the soap paste, lightly brush up your eyebrows, making sure to coat the hairs.
    — Katie Berohn, Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Jason Bateman should start brushing up on his legalese.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025

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