pumped-up
Example Sentences
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A pumped-up synth-rock number with some Huey Lewis in it, Diamond’s final Hot 100 entry was addressed to his four children.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
A pumped-up Alcaraz stopped the rot and forged a 5-3 lead, but then squandered the chance to close out the set and was broken.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
Cast member James Austin Johnson, now in his fifth season, reprised his Trump impression during the cold open of Saturday’s live broadcast by interrupting Colin Jost’s pumped-up version of Pete Hegseth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025
A wobbly legged Walmsley, a tired smile spreading across his face, crosses the finish line in 19 hours 37 minutes amid a cacophony of cheers, applause, music and a pumped-up race announcer.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2023
But for billiards he had a decided taste, a genuine taste, not the pumped-up affectation sometimes displayed by boys of his age.
From A Prefect's Uncle by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
