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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Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026
The holiday, as well as the premiere of the class-conscious The Devil Wears Prada 2, make tonight as good a night as any to throw on Boots Riley’s 2018 cutting send-up of corporate oppression.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Protesters sent up plumes of pink smoke, echoing their headwear, alternating with yellow and blue smoke, the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
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Noun
As envy, insecurity and imposter syndrome jostle for pole position in Simon’s narcissistic headspace, the film threatens a pivot into more intriguingly black-comic territory, or into a more metatextual send-up of indie-movie tropes and aesthetics.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 May 2026
The holiday, as well as the premiere of the class-conscious The Devil Wears Prada 2, make tonight as good a night as any to throw on Boots Riley’s 2018 cutting send-up of corporate oppression.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 May 2026
Verb
Buses sent up sprays of dirty water, and the gutters ran fast and bright.
—Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Protesters sent up plumes of pink smoke, echoing their headwear, alternating with yellow and blue smoke, the colors of the Ukrainian flag.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
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“Send-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send-up. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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