How to Use fire up in a Sentence

fire up

phrasal verb
  • This new video just sent to me shows the fire up close.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2024
  • Doyle Smith, the bassist for Beach Fossils, fires up the stove.
    Taran Dugal, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2024
  • So that gets me fired up and gets our team fired up too.
    Conor Ryan, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
  • If not, fire up the kettle and use this sweet tea recipe.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2024
  • Gold Star looking to fire up the Tom & Chee flames again.
    Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 28 June 2023
  • But as much as the band fires up its engines, the record rarely achieves liftoff.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Alcaraz then fired up an ace on game point to seize a 5-3 lead in the fifth.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • So go ahead and fire up the grill, then sit back and enjoy the fireworks.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 4 July 2024
  • Go ahead and fire up the base that Harris is counting on to bring her to the White House.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2024
  • For many, this is a sign to fire up the grill for some hamburgers and hot dogs.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
  • The gun can also fire up to six rounds per minute for three minutes.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Then skincare, makeup, get the French press fired up and pack my lunch.
    R29 Team, refinery29.com, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Part of her task in the next two months is to keep her base intact and fired up — and to target the middle.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Storytelling can help us to make peace with that—even to get fired up about that.
    Shane Snow, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The eerie moment fired up his base and propelled him to power.
    Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 17 July 2024
  • The core rotation will also fire up your obliques, the muscles that run along the sides of your trunk.
    Megan Falk, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • At least there’s an old-fashioned key to twist when firing up the power plant.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2024
  • Bump stocks enable a gunman to fire up to hundreds of rounds with a single pull of the trigger.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 June 2024
  • Of course, anglers didn’t get too fired up over the potential loss of a species with no rod-and-reel value.
    Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Looking for a beverage that’s still smoky, but not so fired up?
    Alicia Valenski, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024
  • So, fire up those Amazon Prime accounts and get your shopping carts ready.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 10 July 2023
  • Bateman is also a top hitter and knows how to fire up his teammates.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
  • During the summer, firing up the oven can quickly turn your kitchen into a sauna.
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 25 June 2024
  • Then the infrared heat fires up and I’m coaxed to ease down even farther, where the grooves really start to go to work on my trouble spots.
    Max Berlinger, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2024
  • She’s fired up now, launching into a good old-fashioned rant.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Want to fire up your boat and spend the day flinging top-water plastics to hungry largemouth bass?
    Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Bottom line: Democratic voters — as well as key parts of the party’s base — aren’t fired up and ready to go for 2024.
    Mark Murray, NBC News, 25 Sep. 2023
  • By happenstance, the laser light show on the eve of the inauguration fired up the moment the channel went live.
    Hari Kumar, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Her companion pulled out a lighter and fired up her smoke before walking away.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • If he’s fired up and gobbling his head off, hit him with some aggressive calling.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024

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