How to Use mash-up in a Sentence

mash-up

noun
  • This mash-up is not a dish to be messed with.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
  • This mash-up is not a dish to be messed with.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2025
  • One of the biggest drink trends of late is mash-up mixed drinks.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The lyrics were a nice Broadway mash-up too.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 June 2026
  • The adult plotlines in this episode also carry on this mash-up of tones.
    — Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • This isn’t the only mash-up/medley in the setlist so far, either.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2023
  • The end result is a creamy, bold, not-too-hot flavor mash-up ready for dunking.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Some equate it to a mash-up of a kiwi, a pear, and a watermelon.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The East-meets-West mash-up was the most groundbreaking look of the night.
    — Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Mar. 2023
  • The show was a must-see mash-up of sci-fi action, mystery, and relatable teen angst.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The show was a must-see mash-up of sci-fi action, mystery, and relatable teen angst.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 22 June 2026
  • The polka medley features a mash-up of pop hits performed by Yankovic.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2024
  • This sandwich — an over-the-top mash-up of French toast and grilled ham and cheese — has its detractors.
    — Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Celebrate the Fourth of July with a simple mash-up of two crowd pleasers.
    — Jan Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2024
  • The ad then cuts to a shot of the father breaking a car window and a mash-up of news clips of immigration raids.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Nov. 2025
  • This mash-up of two all-time favorite recipes is so creative and delicious that people will gobble them up.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
  • This mash-up of two all-time favorite recipes is so creative and delicious that people will gobble them up.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2025
  • My character Yelena is this mash-up of my mom’s mom, Kay; my own mom; and me.
    — Carole Burns, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
  • But a huge plot twist in the final moments of episode 6 expands the show into a daring mash-up of genres.
    — Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
  • Her distinctive point of view shines in culinary inventions like coconut crispy rice crepes and a banh mi-po’ boy mash-up.
    — Devorah Lev-Tov, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The mash-up extended to the soundtrack and guest list, too, while stills from the show were printed on the collection.
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Anderson’s chocolate brown square-toe heels and white tights mash-up, meanwhile, gave the outfit a playful touch.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2025
  • That work is more of a Chekhovian mash-up, drawing freely from the Russian playwright’s body of work.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Adding creamed corn to these drop biscuits turns them into an addicting mash-up of a moist cornbread and a buttery biscuit.
    — Hailee Catalano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Jan. 2026
  • No Economic Sense But such a mash-up would make no economic sense.
    — Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Special for The Republic This might be the best culinary mash-up to date.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 28 June 2023
  • Make the restaurant-style sizzling fajitas into a pasta with this dinner mash-up.
    — Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Those venues are long shuttered, and the street — with its current mash-up of smoke shops, dive bars, and cheesesteak joints — hasn’t been a creative hub for decades.
    — Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2023
  • This roster mash-up set the tone not just for SNK, but for their main competition as well.
    — Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Drain, and toss the rest of ingredients together to create the right mash-up of flavors and textures!
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2023

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