How to Use glow-up in a Sentence

glow-up

1 of 2 noun
  • Your glow-up starts now, so act like a boss!
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
  • Far from slop, this is the glow-up the lunch bowl deserves.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But this is only the beginning of its glow-up!
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
  • This can also be a glow-up, a confession or even a rebrand.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • If your current airport uniform could use a glow-up, now is a great time to upgrade.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2026
  • Summer fruit cobbler just got a botanical glow-up.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026
  • But at least this junior assistant got free handbags and a major glow-up out of it.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Think of it as your pre-glow-up before your birthday season… before the curtain rises!
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • All combine great performance with foliage color that will give any garden a glow-up.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 May 2026
  • The breakfast aisle is getting a little glow-up from one of America's most beloved bread brands.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
  • Celebrate the season by giving your kitchen a colorful glow-up.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2026
  • Give your tablescape a summer glow-up with dinner plates inspired by an Italian garden.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2026
  • Farmer’s cheese is being touted on social media as the new high-protein, low-sodium glow-up of cottage cheese.
    — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 24 May 2026
  • Today’s connection between the moon, Venus, and Pluto gives you a glow-up.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
  • An under-the-radar Hamptons landmark gets a major glow-up, and enters a socially vibrant new era.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 15 June 2026
  • Thanks to this week's ALDI Finds, an outdoor glow-up is just $15 away.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 20 May 2026
  • But for both Benson and Stankoven, there is regular-season substance behind their playoff glow-ups.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • Raddysh’s glow-up may be the most recent price-out of Tampa Bay, with Moser’s extension kicking in next year.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • The Antiaging Routine The first step to a summer glow-up is a foolproof skin care routine.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 27 Apr. 2026
  • While diet and exercise have always been center stage in any discussion about better health, sleep has had a fascinating glow-up in recent years.
    — Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • There will also be free snacks, giveaways, galactic glow-up moments, and activities inside the Airstream.
    — Joshua Cole, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Venus conjunct Jupiter in your sign is equivalent to a cosmic glow-up, magnifying your charm, warmth and emotional magnetism.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • Give your skincare a glow-up by trying the First Aid Beauty Facial Cleanser at Amazon.
    — Claire West, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
  • Nancy Lemann, bard of New Orleans and stylist nonpareil, has gotten a glow-up—and in some corners, there’s already been much rejoicing.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The old-school repositioning cruise is getting a glow-up as brands create remarkable itineraries that unlock access to some of the world’s most fascinating places.
    — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2026
  • The recipient of a recent glow-up, Barnes is unimaginably wealthy and therefore unaccountably powerful.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
  • My favorite hike happened to start at my favorite hotel, Rooms Kazbegi, an old Soviet sanatorium that’s been given a glow-up.
    — Lori Rackl, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
  • This resort gives camping a serious glow-up, featuring vintage Airstreams, safari tents, and storybook cottages mixed in with full-hookup RV sites.
    — Maggie Downs, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
  • After a six-year closure (alongside the larger hotel closure), locals are thrilled to see that their beloved spot is back and better than ever (Fulk wisely left all that was magic alone and gave the space a light glow-up).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026
  • The space in Sioux Falls was formerly a DMV, which is honestly the most dramatic glow-up a building has ever experienced.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026

glow up

2 of 2 verb
  • Toll House cookies are getting a glow up this summer.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
  • One of the only pieces of press ear did since glowing up is a six-minute Fader doc.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
  • In part this is because some of the businesses got a little glow up, changing hands or just freshening up their signage.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
  • Roasted celeriac gets a decadent glow up, served with tangy staka cream (like next-level butter) and truffles.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The Hyatt Place Hotel on the eastern end of the Stockyards is getting a glow up.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
  • From ultra-flattering jeans and trendy balloon pants to flowy floral dresses and travel-ready matching sets, shop all my petite picks for a summer wardrobe glow up that won’t blow your budget, starting at $7.
    — Melony Forcier, InStyle, 24 June 2026
  • InStyle Pit Stop party May 2, where guests sipped blueberry beverages and posed in the Dove glow up photobooth.
    — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
  • For Toronto, the risks of such a deal are that Werenski might not want to sign there long-term, or that adding him doesn’t entice Matthews to stay, or that Knies glows up in Columbus.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 28 June 2026
  • Buckingham Palace is having a monumental glow up, but King Charles III and Queen Camilla still don't want to live there.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • But even after Anne Hathaway’s character glows up with French-girl bangs and a sudden mastery of liquid blush, there’s nothing Sephora-adjacent in the original film.
    — Faran Krentcil, Allure, 4 May 2026
  • Carolina may have had an easier path to this point, but going 12-1 with those sparkling numbers helped this team glow up from a plus-62 Net Rating to start the playoffs to a plus-74.
    — Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • The glow up came as the power couple tied the knot as part a multi-day Madison Square Garden wedding celebration, reportedly stretching from Thursday night into Saturday morning.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Cartier, Baignoire Cartier gave its Baignoire timepiece a major glow up in 2023, and despite unveiling it alongside a wide repertoire of technically avant-garde creations, this sleek little party watch stole the show that year.
    — Charlie Boyd, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026

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