punch up
Example Sentences
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“I’m just trying to get me and my kids out of this town before it explodes,” growls Mary when Valerie presses her to punch up one of Al’s substandard scripts.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026
The Cheetahs are a compact, spirited outfit led by veteran striker Steve Mounie, but lack punch up front.
From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026
That examination comes across eight match days between September and January, when Celtic must punch up rather than punch down.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024
Small business owners are using A.I. tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard and others to check grammar in emails, punch up marketing copy and research business plans.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024
Then he gets a view of himself in the glass over the safe there, and begins to pat down his astrakhan thatch, and punch up his puff tie, and dust off his collar.
From Shorty McCabe by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)
