bang up
Example Sentences
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You did a bang up job when you took the helm.
From Slate • May 11, 2021
A new book about the software makers who are quietly building modern society is bang up to date in a fast-moving world, says reviewer Li Gong.
From Nature • Apr. 4, 2019
“It encodes the stars' formation history from the end of the ‘cosmic Dark Ages,' hundreds million years after the big bang, up to present day.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2018
While the gown is quite restrained in cut, the details bring it bang up to date - from the vivid red tone to the cutaway neckline and shoulder draping.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2017
He didn’t look at it or nothing, he just stuck it in his pocket and I heard it bang up against some silver dollars.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
