How to Use stir up in a Sentence

stir up

verb
  • Skip the box mix and stir up a batch of these one-bowl brownies.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Sam Heughan is stirring up more than just the small screen.
    — Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Margaret’s bright plan to stir up sales is used by most stores today.
    — Stephanie Forshee, Fortune, 14 May 2024
  • Still, the change quickly stirred up tension.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Val’s attempts to stir up drama.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 4 May 2026
  • The reports of a secret base stirred up a furor in Iraq.
    — Arkansas Online, 16 May 2026
  • In a week, something else will come up that [will stir up] the hornets' nest.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • Just stir up the dough, spoon it into the pot, cover and come back in about a half-hour.
    — Sheri Castle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • His brief encounter with the rare piece stirred up more questions than answers.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 19 Dec. 2025
  • This stuff is oil-free and safe for sensitive skin, so as not to stir up breakouts.
    — Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 28 June 2024
  • Your emotional depths get stirred up today.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Nothing can stir up memories as much as a fragrance or scent.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
  • Wear a mask to avoid inhaling fungal spores stirred up by raking.
    — USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • However, people do have more control over the dust stirred up by land use.
    — WIRED, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The moon’s clash with Venus stirs up drama in your romantic life.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
  • And it's stirred up quite the controversy.
    — Keith J Fernandez, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Returning to your childhood home can stir up more than just wardrobe issues.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • This isn’t the first time Nicole has stirred up controversy on the show.
    — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2024
  • All the music, however, had stirred up the four birds across the valley.
    — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
  • My grandmother’s voice carries; stirs up soot.
    — Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But a federal megaproject may stir up even more trouble.
    — Patrick Sisson, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026
  • This stirred up southbound, high-speed gales that promoted the advance of the flames.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The ruthless tabloid press was quick to stir up controversy.
    — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 7 June 2026
  • People are either very for or against it, and it's stirred up discourse around other films as well.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
  • But the home team didn’t do much to stir up the home crowd, with just 16 shots on goal in three periods.
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The cosmos is stirring up a little mischief tonight!
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • This would put to bed all the doubts the media is stirring up about Devers.
    — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
  • Over the years, Aldean has managed to to stir up controversy a time or three.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Laying low and not stirring up drama and keeping close to Rachel and her mouth shut.
    — EW.com, 18 July 2025
  • Chatbots have figured out how to stir up all sorts of emotions in people, for better or worse.
    — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024

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