fired up

Example Sentences

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About 90 minutes later the jet engine was fired up.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

That has just fired up Knicks fans like Ramadan.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

“I got all fired up and said, ‘I’m just gonna take a massive swing,’” said Logsdon, 51, a film producer and director.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

One woman who worked at a berry farm before the steel mill opened told him “as soon as that plant fired up … everything died.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

One ogre had fired up a portable barbecue and was dancing in an apron that said kiss the cook.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan