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

This isn’t to say everyone needs to brush up on penmanship and stop using AI calendars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

“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

He didn’t really have to get that close or as high, all he had to do was get his kite with its blade edges to brush up against the string of the other kite.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez