How to Use gear up in a Sentence

gear up

verb
  • In one snowy shot posed by Leslie, the group got all geared up to hit the slopes on snowboards.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Here are some key takeaways as the state gears up for Election Day in the fall.
    Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The Piano Man is gearing up to sing us a brand new song!
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Meanwhile, Allen is gearing up for the next round of his fight.
    Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The quartet woke up at 4:30 a.m. and will head to the suit room around 8 a.m. to gear up to get on board the vehicle.
    Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Coldplay is still on a hot streak as the band gears up to drop a brand-new project later this year.
    Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 17 June 2024
  • Don’t miss our list of best snowshoes to gear up for winter trail fun, too.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 24 Jan. 2022
  • By the time a blurry spectral figure appears, the gang is geared up and ready for a fight.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Elle is gearing up for the release of Season 3 of The Great, which premieres on May 12.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Plants that can gear up to bloom and then have flowers that last but one day have always amazed me.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
  • Joanna Gaines is gearing up for fall — in more ways than one.
    Averi Baudler, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
  • But believe it or not, the IRS is already gearing up for the next tax season–and the next tax year.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Ewan McGregor is gearing up to take the long way round again.
    Jenna Wang, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The show will gear up at 8:30 pm with fireworks setting off at 9 p.m. from the hotel’s Julius Tower.
    Juliana Shallcross, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2023
  • Jack White is putting some of his classic White Stripes and Raconteurs gear up for auction for a very good cause.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 July 2023
  • And their work suggests that the sun is already gearing up for its final tuck.
    Zack Savitsky, Scientific American, 3 Jan. 2024
  • For his part, Youngkin is gearing up to do battle over his tax overhaul plan.
    Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Millions of Americans are gearing up to hit the highway and take to the skies ahead of the holidays.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Now, Yeager is gearing up to pitch for the Terps, who finished last season 33-21.
    Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
  • To gear up for wet, slushy, windy, or frosty conditions, think layers.
    Lauren Joseph, SELF, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Now, the prolific rapper is gearing up to drop SFK on May 10.
    Angel Diaz, Billboard, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Addison Rae is gearing up for Fourth of July weekend, and she's got the snaps to prove it.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 30 June 2023
  • Big Sean is gearing up to release his first album in four years and gave fans a surprise treat.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 16 July 2024
  • Sammy Gibbons: Cal was gearing up just last year to run the Chicago Marathon.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Four years later, Imprint has come a long way, and is gearing up to go even further.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
  • As the cast of Euphoria gears up to film the long-overdue Season 3, Colman Domingo has one thing on the mind.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Two committees have been gearing up for a campaign set to kick off next month.
    Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
  • To shoulder the costs, chocolate companies are gearing up to further hike the price of their treats in the coming months.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
  • This is gearing up to be a more eventful August than usual.
    Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Apple’s Vision Pro could also face more competition in the market as Huawei is reportedly gearing up to launch its own competing headset as soon as next week.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024

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