How to Use kick up in a Sentence

kick up

verb

• Winds kick up from the south and southwest later in the day.
  — Molly Robey, Washington Post, 15 May 2022
• Plus, the dogs would kick up rocks, tear up plants, and dig like crazy.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 30 Apr. 2022
• As soon as they were gone, flames kicked up again in a field across the street.
  — Riley Mellen, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
• The high will be around 76, and winds could kick up again in the afternoon.
  — oregonlive, 22 June 2022
• In the video, the suspect seems to kick up their right heel when walking.
  — Paula Newton, CNN, 14 Dec. 2021
• Winds will kick up in the Cleveland area and gusts will reach 28 mph.
  — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 2 Jan. 2022
• The Hot Sardines kick up some fuss at 9:30 p.m. from New York.
  — Gary Graff, cleveland, 9 Nov. 2022
• Mild, south winds will kick up to about 20 miles per hour at times.
  — The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
• But that's not the only thing being kicked up when a wall of dust rolls through.
  — Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 4 Sep. 2023
• Footsteps kick up fine dust that emits a funky, cheesy odor.
  — Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
• The wind kicked up a cloud of dust, and the governors squinted into the sun.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2024
• Gusty south winds may kick up at times in the afternoon.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2023
• Winds will be calm in the morning, then kick up to about 13 mph from the east in the afternoon.
  — oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2023
• There could be a few patches of fog before the front kicks up winds out of the northwest.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
• The cows uncover and kick up fresh antlers from this year, and chalky ones that are a year or two old.
  — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 24 Jan. 2023
• This spring, everyone’s ready to kick up their heels and have some fun.
  — Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 28 Mar. 2022
• But after an hour in the water, the swell was kicking up, and the excursion was on the brink of bust.
  — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 May 2023
• Southerly winds will kick up tonight with rain first reaching the North Bay.
  — Deborah Netburnstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022
• Southeast breezes may kick up late in the day as a quick shower or storm chance moves through.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 18 June 2023
• With winds kicking up at the same time as the heat, high fire danger will be a concern.
  — oregonlive, 10 Aug. 2023
• The storms will move in and really kick up overnight, the forecaster said.
  — Remington Miller, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2023
• So why not relax and kick up your feet with a few adult Christmas movies?
  — Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
• The high will be about 80 degrees, and winds will be calm through the morning, then kick up to about 5 mph later in the day.
  — oregonlive, 29 June 2022
• The venue worker handing out 21+ wristbands could have kicked up his feet and had a beer.
  — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 8 Mar. 2024
• Meanwhile, winds in a blizzard kick up due to a storm’s low pressure.
  — Mac Stone, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2023
• Nearly half the lakebed sits exposed, drying by the day and blowing dust plumes when the winds kick up.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
• A lot of pollution comes from road dust, kicked up from cars driving along the road.
  — Kasha Patel, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2023
• Currents are always there, and wind and waves can kick up in minutes, in one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
  — Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2021
• The sea was churning and treacherous even for strong swimmers, as the wind kicked up the waves.
  — Claire Galofaro and Matt Sedensky, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2023
• Winds are likely to kick up again with gusts of about 20 mph possible.
  — oregonlive, 15 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 6 May 2024