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Examples of talk up in a Sentence
the director and actors are making the obligatory rounds of the late-night shows to talk up their new movie
feel free to talk up if you have any objections
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And even as Cook talked up China during Thursday’s call, the company also appeared to be laying the groundwork for a future where China was less vital to its business.
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Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 3 May 2024
Adding depth and finding a new nickel back were offseason priorities, seemingly accomplished in free agency (see: Yiadom, Ya-Sin, Lucas) but even more so with the third-round selection of Green, whose potential to cover slot receivers was talked up by coach Kyle Shanahan.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
Over the next few months, as Ukraine’s leadership talked up preparations for a big counteroffensive that would be launched in 2023, the public’s support for negotiations tailed off.
—Jonathan Steele, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2024
The bots, Innes said, piled onto posts about Kate’s health with comments talking up the legitimacy of the Russian vote.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
An undated video on its now-defunct website talked up the fact that seniors come with money from life insurance proceeds from spouses and the sales of their homes.
—Sahana Jayaraman, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
Honor was also talking up AI in its MagicBook Pro 16.
—Julian Chokkattu Simon Hill, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024
One that LaBelle has shared a few times is of her granddaughter Leyla talking up her grandma’s pies and pancakes while holding a Patti’s Good Life peach cobbler.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
Tuesday will see Japanese and Saudi Arabian companies talking up their plans within the ACBS Annual Conference, which also forms part of this week’s Entertainment Expo.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 3 May 2024
Adding depth and finding a new nickel back were offseason priorities, seemingly accomplished in free agency (see: Yiadom, Ya-Sin, Lucas) but even more so with the third-round selection of Green, whose potential to cover slot receivers was talked up by coach Kyle Shanahan.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
Over the next few months, as Ukraine’s leadership talked up preparations for a big counteroffensive that would be launched in 2023, the public’s support for negotiations tailed off.
—Jonathan Steele, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2024
The bots, Innes said, piled onto posts about Kate’s health with comments talking up the legitimacy of the Russian vote.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
An undated video on its now-defunct website talked up the fact that seniors come with money from life insurance proceeds from spouses and the sales of their homes.
—Sahana Jayaraman, The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
Honor was also talking up AI in its MagicBook Pro 16.
—Julian Chokkattu Simon Hill, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024
One that LaBelle has shared a few times is of her granddaughter Leyla talking up her grandma’s pies and pancakes while holding a Patti’s Good Life peach cobbler.
—Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
Tuesday will see Japanese and Saudi Arabian companies talking up their plans within the ACBS Annual Conference, which also forms part of this week’s Entertainment Expo.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
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“Talk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20up. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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