How to Use bottle up in a Sentence
bottle up
phrasal verb-
Then there's the mighty V-12, which feels all bottled up at the low end.
— Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 24 Apr. 2023 -
The desire to bottle up the poet’s voice wasn’t a new idea so much as a very, very old one.
— Sam Dolnick, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023 -
Shoppers say the bag can carry bottles up to 36 ounces in size.
— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2023 -
Aries March 21 – April 19 Don’t keep your feelings bottled up!
— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 28 June 2024 -
Their rocky depths could be used to bottle up blasts from small atom bombs or large subcritical tests.
— William J. Broad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023 -
The sadness, the loneliness, was something that was always bottled up.
— Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2023 -
Edwards and Jrue Holiday bottled up Murray, who missed six of eight shots and finished with five points.
— Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 11 July 2024 -
Request everyone bring the baby a funny bib and bottle up a blend of homemade sauce for guests to take home as a memento from the day.
— Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 30 June 2023 -
Avoid propping bottles up, as this can also pose a choking risk and may even cause ear infections.
— Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 16 May 2024 -
The best fruity perfumes come in all sorts of varieties, many thanks to a new crop of gourmand fragrances bottling up dessertlike scents spiked with fruits like plum, cherry, and pear.
— Lori Keong, Allure, 20 June 2024 -
Their perimeter defense was passive and their ball movement was bottled up by the active Trojans.
— Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024 -
Durham Smythe is competent and reliable, but a big, skilled receiving tight end would have helped when Hill and Waddle were bottled up.
— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024 -
Mazda has so cleverly perfected the art of bottling up and replicating these joyful exchanges in each one of its cars, and the CX-90 has no shortage of that secret sauce.
— Mara Balagtas McIlwrath, Car and Driver, 1 June 2023 -
Alary said in a phone interview that his family, including his late grandmother, kept their grief bottled up through the years, tending not to talk about the murder.
— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2024 -
The fragrance itself is a gorgeous blend of fresh accord, orange blossom, and woods accord– all bottled up inside of a sleek, black lacquer bottle.
— Akili King, Essence, 8 Nov. 2023 -
This time the liquid is pretty straightforward—a 10-year-old rye whiskey bottled at cask strength—but that surely won’t stop collectors from snapping this bottle up.
— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2023 -
Hours before heavy rains swamped Chicago and Cook County suburbs on July 2, the region’s $3.8 billion flood-control project appeared ready as can be to bottle up storm runoff.
— Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2023 -
The Ravens are still figuring out how to use Flowers, who was frequently bottled up when Jackson targeted him with quick outside throws.
— Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024 -
For decades, wealthy Americans have been able to count on their friends in Congress, especially in the Senate, to bottle up popular ideas for upper-income tax hikes.
— David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024 -
The second-year standout has run for 186 yards and two scores in wins over Miami and Buffalo, and his success between the tackles has opened up a downfield passing game that has been bottled up all season.
— Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024 -
Green Bay shredded the vaunted Dallas defense, bottled up its potent offense—and did it all on the Cowboys’ home turf, where the Cowboys were undefeated all season.
— Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 15 Jan. 2024 -
Freudian thinkers had pictured our minds as hydraulic machines, with pressures rising against resistances and psychic forces that might get bottled up.
— Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 10 July 2023 -
Wrap this little bottle up in a pretty gift bag on its own, or consider including a bottle of peppermint extract.
— Molly Allen, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023 -
Lee Israel was a fiercely funny woman, but never before had McCarthy had a chance to explore the sadness that’s often bottled up in her broad comedic performances.
— Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 May 2024 -
Once rarely used, the filibuster has become a routine part of Senate life and has kept significant legislation bottled up.
— Carl Hulse, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 -
Once reserved for salon use, hair bond repair treatments come bottled up in at-home formulas that boast a smoother, shinier finish and a softer texture right after use, says celebrity hairstylist Bradley Leake.
— Jacqueline Saguin, goodhousekeeping.com, 26 May 2023 -
Taft himself performed a valuable service shortly before his death in July 1953 by helping bottle up the Bricker Amendment in committee.
— Steven Casey, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015 -
This multi-purpose elixir is a luxurious spa experience bottled up and ready to transform your daily shower into a fragrant and soothing escape from the cold.
— Kathy Barr, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2023 -
Just because a zero-proof spirits company can bottle up a convincing rum or tequila alternative doesn’t mean its methods make a palatable whiskey.
— Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 4 May 2023 -
Fast-casual chicken chain Zaxby's has bottled up three signature sauces that began hitting supermarket shelves in the South this July.
— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 July 2024
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