How to Use heads-up in a Sentence

heads-up

noun
  • But just a heads-up, tax returns are once again due on April 15.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Did the producers of that film give you a heads-up about their tribute to your film?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Giving a lengthy heads-up about retirement plans just seems to be baring your neck for the ax.
    Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Rivera said he was given a heads-up that the abatement notices would be posted.
    Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 6 June 2023
  • That heads-up play allowed the Chiefs to use up more clock at the end of the fourth quarter of their win against the Philadelphia Eagles.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • Camila Cabello is giving her fans a heads-up: new music could be on the way in 2024.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Imagine bringing one of those things into the house without at least giving your spouse a heads-up.
    Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 24 July 2023
  • In the future, this could give scientists an earlier heads-up on stealthy storms.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Just a heads-up that today's episode mentions suicide and the brutal consequences of war.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Hernández had another heads-up baserunning play in the eighth inning.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
  • They're also given the heads-up to pack some farm-friendly clothing for the duration of filming.
    Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Seider made a long heads-up pass that landed at John Peterka's feet at Canada's blue line.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Two cameras above and below the aircraft create a real-time view of the front of the plane, while sensors feed data to a high-tech, heads-up display on an HD screen.
    Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Both had given their families a heads-up about the seriousness of their romance.
    Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Drivers also get a heads-up display and a digital rearview mirror.
    Umar Shakir, The Verge, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Crew members say Majors was Method acting for the role and that before filming, producers gave them a heads-up to keep their distance from him.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2023
  • New algorithms use users temperature, feedback, and the good ol' calendar method to give a heads-up on when Aunt Flo might be swinging by.
    Talene Appleton, Men's Health, 10 June 2023
  • For 2024 there’s an optional heads-up display, which in daily driving will prove worth every penny.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes, 17 Apr. 2023
  • With such a profusion of instruments, a volcano rarely erupts without scientists having some sort of heads-up.
    Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 11 July 2023
  • The heads-up display projected essential information, allowing my eyes to remain fixed on the scenic roads ahead, where the Green Mountains began to etch the horizon.
    Kyle Edward, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Reaching out to key people occasionally to say thank you or give a heads-up about a relevant issue makes a lasting impression.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
  • That’s why a heads-up can be super helpful in creating a more supportive (and less triggering) environment for you, Moffa says.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Dassault has been able to adapt features from its Rafale fighter jets, including heads-up displays and wing configurations, to its new civilian aircraft.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 4 May 2023
  • Glasner did not give the Parent Teacher Organization a heads-up or ask for aid explaining or advocating for it.
    Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
  • But in her letter, Abrahams also took issue with Cumming’s procedures, arguing her office should have been given more of a heads-up about the final report, and that its data should have been a bigger part of the analysis.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Minaj did not specify if her comments were inspired by a certain incident, or just a general heads-up to be kind to one another during turbulent times.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Over the weekend, two flights carrying migrants from El Paso landed in Sacramento, Calif., again without any heads-up to local authorities or volunteer groups.
    Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 7 June 2023
  • Larger private-sector companies with redundant positions generally can more easily absorb departures, so a long heads-up may not be necessary — or advisable.
    Karla L. Miller, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Moving up the trim hierarchy brings the usual material and feature upgrades culminating with the top-of-the-line Capstone’s semi-aniline leather upholstery, American Walnut interior trim, acoustically laminated side windows, and heads-up display.
    Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Unlike domestic inspections, foreign manufacturers were routinely given a heads-up before an inspection and allowed to provide their own translators, practices that FDA inspectors have admitted could make information gathered unreliable.
    Irena Hwang, ProPublica, 19 Apr. 2023

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