Examples of buck up in a Sentence
buck up, kids, it's not so bad as you're making it out to be
a surprise presidential visit to buck up the troops
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In Williamsport, the coach would probably just buck up his shortstop and tell him to get the next one.
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Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
But then, two days later and about a half-hour before Harris was set to deliver a masterful closing argument with the White House’s south front as her backdrop, Biden was trying to buck up Latino supporters in a call from the White House residence.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Assuming the 49ers’ run defense is not further compromised by their inability to buck up (and fill defensive tackle Javon Hargrave’s absence), then Bosa, Leonard Floyd and any timely blitzer must pressure Prescott into sacks, interceptions and his fourth straight defeat to the 49ers.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024
Still others buck up the recipe with spirits—so many bartenders have reflexively added vodka that many mistakenly believe that vodka is part of the original recipe.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024
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Dan Freedman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
But then, two days later and about a half-hour before Harris was set to deliver a masterful closing argument with the White House’s south front as her backdrop, Biden was trying to buck up Latino supporters in a call from the White House residence.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
Assuming the 49ers’ run defense is not further compromised by their inability to buck up (and fill defensive tackle Javon Hargrave’s absence), then Bosa, Leonard Floyd and any timely blitzer must pressure Prescott into sacks, interceptions and his fourth straight defeat to the 49ers.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2024
Still others buck up the recipe with spirits—so many bartenders have reflexively added vodka that many mistakenly believe that vodka is part of the original recipe.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Buck up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buck%20up. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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