How to Use bulk up in a Sentence

bulk up

verb

• Surviving hibernation means bulking up on a year's worth of salmon and other snacks in only six months.
  — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
• But the Spurs star center will go into his second season better prepared for physical play after bulking up a bit over the summer.
  — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
• In the past year, Mata’afa has bulked up to 275 pounds.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 5 June 2019
• But the longer that goes on, the longer those balances bulk up.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 19 July 2022
• To bulk up its 12% cut in the U.S., a competitor would need to sell up.
  — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 9 Jan. 2019
• Who bulked up, who worked on their game, who is ready to make that big jump?
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 31 Oct. 2019
• Of the 12 or 13 full moons each year, only three or four of them bulk up this way.
  — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2019
• In the early 1990s, men who wanted to bulk up scored GHB in gyms.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022
• How does a team like that bulk up into a heavyweight in the space of nine months?
  — SI.com, 6 June 2019
• Rocky was taken to a wildlife center to bulk up on mice and get healthy.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2020
• The dough is bulked up with almond meal and sweetened with maple syrup.
  — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2019
• The Bears want to bulk up Booker some, but his strength has surprised them.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2024
• Busta is on a mission to bulk up; 50 aims to drop more body fat.
  — Bonsu Thompson, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
• Think of insoluble fiber as the one to bulk up and get poop out.
  — Casey Seidan, Ms, Rdn, Cdn, Health, 27 June 2023
• The bears bulk up not just to survive, but to reproduce.
  — Emily M. Eng, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2022
• Can bulk up and play on the defensive line or can drop weight and play linebacker.
  — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2020
• In order to bulk up their ranks and win the war, the humans need more soldiers from the past to travel to the future and join the fight.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2021
• The redshirt freshman took to the summer months to bulk up, adding 25 pounds to his frame via workouts.
  — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 31 July 2019
• Birds that stay put also need to bulk up to buffer against the frigid, lean season ahead.
  — Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
• Sometimes, the team would bulk up to appear heavier or taller.
  — S. Mitra Kalita, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2021
• Olive oil: For roasting the potatoes, and bulking up the dressing.
  — Joy Howard, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2023
• Ancient grain farro helps bulk up the recipe by adding protein and fiber.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2023
• The pumpkins have bulked up to orange perfection, the pigs are ready to race and the corn has grown tall enough to lose a kid or two in.
  — Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
• Bell bought them in 1995 to try and bulk up on affordable housing.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2021
• That’s what bodybuilders do, and that’s what signals muscles to bulk up.
  — Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 12 Mar. 2021
• Next up: Would all of this chewing start to bulk up my masseter muscle?
  — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
• Some vines are thin, or late to bulk up, and might not provide much shade in early summer.
  — oregonlive, 25 Sep. 2021
• On top of working with the Browns trainers to bulk up, a big step for Phillips was changing his diet.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022
• Fury had bulked up to 273 pounds for the rematch, vowing to change tactics and become the big puncher.
  — Tim Dahlberg, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2020
• The company may also want to bulk up to compete with LVMH.
  — WSJ, 2 July 2021

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024