How to Use pump up in a Sentence

pump up

verb
  • But some gas stations have pumped up gas prices even higher.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • All three strikeouts came in the sixth with two men on base, and he was pumped up.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 19 July 2025
  • At least on Friday, their push to pump up the stock didn't pan out.
    — Rafael Nam, NPR, 2 June 2024
  • All of Canada is going to be so pumped up.
    — Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • There are some solid reasons to want to pump up your push-up skills in the first place.
    — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Apr. 2024
  • We’re all pumped up and ready to give it our all for this album and performance.
    — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 7 May 2025
  • Anything that's mined will be pumped up a pipe to a ship which is waiting on the surface.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 5 June 2025
  • So the company may be using a rebrand to help pump up the hype.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 2 May 2023
  • Colorado led by a goal in that moment but scored two more after the fan got the crowd pumped up.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Power and pump up your tech game with today's Amazon tech deals!
    — Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Negomir, meanwhile, has a tendency to get too pumped up at the start.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • This will pump up the humidity again and bring the threat for strong/severe evening storms.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • Jones, 28, undoubtedly pumped up his stock the past year.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • That night, my Jamaican father was beaming with pride, chest pumped up and his face filled with joy.
    — Olivia Almagro, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
  • In other words, pumping up the stock market was seen as a way to drive consumer spending.
    — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Investors tend to be kind to players that are pumping up their portfolios.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Different members took turns pumping up the team.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Because meat is linked to manhood, carnivory promises a way to pump up a shrivelled birthright.
    — Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Seriously, what's up with trying to pump up the yellow tones?
    — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2024
  • That has pumped up revenue, including in the most recent quarter.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
  • We are expected to pump up new products all the time to be able to keep the interest level up.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Start with a shampoo and conditioner duo that promises to pump up the volume.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Proud Michigander Draymond Green should be pumped up for this one.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Fizzy drinks, items sweetened with sugar alcohols, and booze can all pump up gas production too.
    — Julia Ries Wexler, SELF, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The brine could be pumped up, processed to remove lithium, and then returned to the subsurface.
    — Leonardo MacElloni, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
  • True, pumping up the dosage can give women an almost euphoric high, Christmas says.
    — Lisa Jarvis, Twin Cities, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Smoked salmon and jammy eggs pump up the protein in this healthy and easy Mother's Day dinner.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Oil prices are climbing again after a brief drop as the stalemate with Iran drags on — taking prices at the pump up with them.
    — Rob Wile, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
  • There are no regulations on how much water can be pumped up out of the ground in that area, so the state doesn't monitor it.
    — Ben Tracy, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Prime Time As tip-off time approaches, Ellie heads to the court to pump up the crowd.
    — Marc Williams, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Sep. 2025

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