How to Use spruce up in a Sentence

spruce up

verb
  • Spring cleaning is all about sprucing up your home.
    — Laura Daily, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • Grab these outdoor pieces to spruce up your outdoor spaces this spring.
    — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Then check out these adorable accessories to spruce up your space even further.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • Those medians are due for some sprucing up.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
  • This is a long-term project, not something that can quickly be spruced up at the snap of a finger.
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The key to sprucing up this high-low uniform is to play with proportions.
    — India Roby, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2026
  • This will add a savory perfume to the garden and spruce up a weeknight dinner too.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • Prints When in doubt, a vintage print is almost always a great buy for sprucing up a space.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
  • Adding a colorful container garden to an entry is an easy way to spruce up your front porch.
    — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
  • Walmart plans to spruce up 13 stores stretching across Georgia by the end of the year.
    — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Salsa and chipotle pepper come together to spruce up this dish with a boost of flavor.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Perennials are a great way to spruce up your garden and add splashes of greenery to your landscape.
    — Adrienne Jordan, Martha Stewart, 8 May 2026
  • To spruce up the look even more, just incorporate accessories.
    — Julia Guerra, InStyle, 21 June 2026
  • This spruced up potato salad by Chef Duane Nutter has seafood in the dish.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The snack version of this tradition—a zesty, spruced up saltine—will light up any celebration.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • Adding a couple of new, on-sale tops to your armoire is a quick and easy way to spruce up your collection in the early days of spring.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The brand also had some noteworthy sunglasses and bags which are budget-friendly ways to spruce up your look.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The pool is part of a citywide initiative to spruce up landmarks ahead of the Fourth of July.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • These adorable tabletop decorations are a great way to spruce up any location of your home for Easter.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Last but not least, spruce up your outdoor space with this charming watering can light, globe lights, and these $20 hanging lanterns.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Simply sprucing up standard Hyundai or Kia vehicles with a bit of design just isn't enough.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
  • Sweet alyssum plants boast delicate purple-and-white flowers that are often used to spruce up container gardens and the front of flowerbeds.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2026
  • After waiting out that last spring frost, gardeners may be eager to get their hands in the dirt and spruce up their garden after winter's big chill.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Window boxes and planters are classic choices for sprucing up porches and adding extra pizzazz to front walkways.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Wear it on the plane to nap, or use it as a luxurious way to spruce up an outfit for nightly strolls and enjoying the ocean breeze while lounging on a yacht.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
  • Office workers often dedicate time to sprucing up their areas.
    — Stephen Wade, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • As springtime is upon us, Coloradans might be thinking about doing a little cleaning or sprucing up their homes.
    — Mekialaya White, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • With their golden-yellow flowers and fern-like leaves, marigolds have a lot of aesthetic charm, and they can be used to spruce up garden beds with a bit of extra color.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Yet leave your room for a few moments and it will miraculously have been spruced up on your return, your linen slippers realigned, and an evil eye charm placed upon your pillow.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Fan magazine Movieland captured the star sprucing up her living room, seen here for a 1949 feature.
    — Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026

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