pump up
Example Sentences
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In April, those numbers came in at multi-year highs, with fuel prices at the pump up around 51 percent since the war began, and grocery prices at their highest level since 2023.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
These rules allow employees to seriously pump up their retirement savings, specifically by converting those after-tax savings to Roth dollars through the three-step megabackdoor Roth strategy.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025
Home players will do whatever they can to pump up the crowd, while the visiting side always relishes any opportunity to hit back.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025
“Because if I had to deal with someone who I had to pump up, or I had to make him believe that he can do it, it would be a whole different process.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025
Today was the first day back in school after break, and Mr. Neely seemed determined to pump up our energy.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
