How to Use talk up in a Sentence

talk up

verb
  • That said, speakers talked up shows.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Keuilian had been talking up the bath all day.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Rowe, meanwhile, talked up how much the Turtles meant to him as a child.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2023
  • Just don’t expect Judge to talk up his chances the way Williams once did.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
  • Theresa May’s big Brexit speech had been talked up for weeks.
    — Adam Blenford, Bloomberg.com, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Business leaders have talked up the concept of merit for years.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The president shouldn’t shrug off the threat in the hopes of talking up the stock market.
    — Rich Lowry, National Review, 28 Feb. 2020
  • Pelosi talked up the 49ers chances in a statement announcing the bet.
    — Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Styles has talked up Simon’s influence on him.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Another threat talked up by bears is the oil price, which has risen to close to $80 a barrel.
    — The Economist, 19 May 2018
  • Even Trump himself has talked up his betting odds, both online and in real life.
    — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
  • After all, the committee and city leaders spent the last six months talking up the event.
    — Lorraine Ali news, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Beans are healthy and cheap, but bean champions are also talking up their tastiness too.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 18 May 2026
  • Frank talked up the Lewis family’s commitment to the club.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Players and coaches are going out of their way to talk up AOC.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 18 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, agents will be talking up their clients and spurious links made with all manner of players.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Read More Sprint, T-Mobile talk up lower prices from their deal.
    — Mark Davis, kansascity, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Adolescence, and Tanz talked up the breakout nature of the show at today’s event.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 June 2026
  • Behind the scenes on Sunday, Roach talked up the entire roster.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
  • She’s talked up her push to convert darkened streetlights, many of them stripped of their copper wire, to solar power.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
  • Device makers have talked up a world where users may be able to ask their AI agents to call a cab or book a hotel.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Dumervil said Wingo has been talking up the Gators, trying to get his teammate to stick with him in college.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 25 July 2019
  • Rodriguez had been talked up at one point as a possible opponent of Bass in this year’s election.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
  • As Mercury and Jupiter harmonize, talk up your passions.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Hoover kept talking up the economy when there was little to suggest things were improving.
    — ABC News, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Seydoux has been talked up as a Best Actress contender here at the festival.
    — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
  • Scott has, in recent months, talked up the need to overhaul the school funding system, with a goal of reining in tax increases.
    — David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
  • Peterson had talked up head coach Bill Self’s KU program.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Shi talked up Wolves’ transfer business and, in terms of raw numbers, his 90 per cent claim might not be too far off the mark.
    — Steve Madeley, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Germany have not really been talked up as a tournament contender, and this game was evidence of why.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 June 2026

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