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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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
The names go on and on, a gleeful send-up of what was, at the time of its premiere in 1997, the peak of sophistication.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
Another approach on two ladders was also aborted, and a drone was sent up in their stead.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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Noun
King wrote the 1982 action-adventure long before social media took over the world and, in an ironic twist, set his send-up of reality culture and totalitarianism in 2025.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
The names go on and on, a gleeful send-up of what was, at the time of its premiere in 1997, the peak of sophistication.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
She’s wowed by a theater production about climate change in Brazil—a moment where Daldry and Martin send up expensive German theater—and has an epiphany at a temple in Kyoto (meditative music is provided by Paul Englishby).
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2025
Another approach on two ladders was also aborted, and a drone was sent up in their stead.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send-up. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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