brush up

Example Sentences

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Biathlon fans brush up your Italian -- but also your German, for the events this Winter Olympics will be in South Tyrol in Italy, an autonomous province bordering Austria and Switzerland.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Hoiland and Edwards said they believed that if they could brush up this data, they could predict where geothermal fields are and make exploration less risky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

“People want to brush up against one another a bit more now,” said Café Kestral owner Dennis Spina to Eater.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2025

Time to brush up on the recipes I had learned during COVID.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025

“You may go to my room to brush up and rest yourself. Mariequita will show you.”

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin