How to Use fire up in a Sentence

fire up

verb
  • If grilling, fire up the grill.
    — CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • The fans were as fired up as me.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Here’s what has some folks fired up.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Not in the mood to fire up the grill?
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 31 May 2026
  • Get your grill fired up and ready to go.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • Just feel fired up for the second stab at it.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • Take a break from pan searing pork chops and fire up the grill.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 15 June 2026
  • All the guys were kind of fired up to see him in the locker room.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 June 2026
  • And who wants to fire up an iron on vacation?
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
  • Your core has to fire up to keep you still and prevent swinging.
    — Christa Sgobba, Health, 24 June 2026
  • The grill is already fired up for the main dish, so why not grill the sides as well?
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
  • So this Father’s Day, by all means, fire up the grill.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Now, fire up that grill or preheat the air fryer and get to cooking!
    — Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • They were also fired up for the match, even though they were outnumbered.
    — Kellis Robinett, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026
  • He was fired up for his playoff appearance.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • Ritchie said the team is clicking at the right time and is fired up to continue the run.
    — Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
  • You’re fired up to take control of your life, your brand, your next move… everything.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • The Bishop Moore defense was fired up.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
  • So the possibility of a dream sign-and-trade that has fans fired up?
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • If the grill is already fired up for the main dish, toss some fresh asparagus on the grates as well.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • And that was Trey, and we were absolutely fired up.
    — Michael Silver, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The firm said the NEMO can fire up to five rounds in these modes.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The system can fire up to 10 rounds per minute, with a sustained rate of six rounds per minute.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Storms will fire up each afternoon and some could turn locally strong.
    — Andrew Kozak, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • The Caitlin Clark drama has everyone fired up this week.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • If storms fire up early, that could keep the temperature from getting quite that high.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • People are fired up in the comment section, with many assigning blame.
    — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • People were also quick to fire up the comments with reactions.
    — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
  • Ironically, France had to lose two players to fire up.
    — ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • While rain chances won't be too impressive, any of these storms that fire up do have the potential to turn severe.
    — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026

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