sent up; sending up; sends up
Examples of send-up in a Sentence
Noun
a singer-comedian who specializes in send-ups of pop hits
Verb
the sitcom sends up the “trials and tribulations” of the rich and famous
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Cullen Murphy, Air Mail, 20 Sep. 2025
In a delightful send-up of the LEGO Star Wars games, there’s also a Stormtrooper minifig in a hot tub.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
The movie hits a timely note as Pynchon is famous for sending up nefarious quasi-government organisations in his novels and director Paul Thomas Anderson continues that theme on screen.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Walker conceived his lexicon as a lovingly ironic send-up of comic-strip conventions.
—Cullen Murphy, Air Mail, 20 Sep. 2025
In a delightful send-up of the LEGO Star Wars games, there’s also a Stormtrooper minifig in a hot tub.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
The operation had the capability of sending up to 30 million text messages a minute, McCool said.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
The movie hits a timely note as Pynchon is famous for sending up nefarious quasi-government organisations in his novels and director Paul Thomas Anderson continues that theme on screen.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send-up. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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