How to Use gear up in a Sentence

gear up

verb
  • This new year is gearing up to be a busy one.
    — Footwear News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Who knows who else is gearing up for a big move.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The Dodgers and their fans are geared up for a three-peat.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Add these picks to your cart now to gear up for the season in style.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Rush are gearing up for their first tour in 11 years.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
  • And fans are gearing up for what's been promised to be a wild, bloody ride.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Google is gearing up for a very special art show.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Unleash those hockey sticks paws and gear up.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • Also gearing up to open its doors?
    — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Airbnb is all geared up to fight the scourge of wild summer parties.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Don’t miss our list of best snowshoes to gear up for winter trail fun, too.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Joanna Gaines is gearing up for fall — in more ways than one.
    — Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Steve was already geared up and was already in the diving suit.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
  • If your workwear drawer is filled with old, worn out clothes, now’s the time to gear up.
    — Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Allen is gearing up for the next round of his fight.
    — Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Rescuers had been gearing up to enter the cave when the men emerged.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 30 May 2026
  • Plants that can gear up to bloom and then have flowers that last but one day have always amazed me.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
  • Both sides are gearing up for an expensive fight.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Today is gearing up for a very sweet reunion.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Coldplay is still on a hot streak as the band gears up to drop a brand-new project later this year.
    — Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
  • In one snowy shot posed by Leslie, the group got all geared up to hit the slopes on snowboards.
    — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Doss’ students are gearing up for a cutthroat process.
    — Claire Rafford, IndyStar, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Some should be gearing up to celebrate their quinceañeras.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
  • Styles is now gearing up to drop Kiss All the Time.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 23 Feb. 2026
  • To gear up for wet, slushy, windy, or frosty conditions, think layers.
    — Lauren Joseph, SELF, 18 Nov. 2021
  • The Foo Fighters are gearing up for their next era.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The winds and power outages come as the region gears up for a winter storm.
    — Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The group was gearing up to escape through two big windows in the attic.
    — Michelle Krupa, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
  • The program is gearing up for the next cohort for this winter.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
  • And their work suggests that the sun is already gearing up for its final tuck.
    — Zack Savitsky, Scientific American, 3 Jan. 2024

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