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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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In this sparkling milieu, Oliver talks up his background, explaining that growing up in poverty with substance-abusing parents has led him to shun home.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
For his part, Presley has talked up his blue-collar background and values while trying to ding Reeves by connecting the governor to the welfare scandal.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023
North Korea's Kim talks up his nuclear weapons policy
Sept. 28, 202300:48
Seoul’s unification ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, said the pullout reflected the impact of international sanctions aimed at curbing funding for the North’s nuclear and missile programs.
—Reuters, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
During the press tour last summer, Nolan extensively talked up the use of Imax cameras, prompting some devoted fans to cross state lines to catch the film in the best possible quality.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 31 Oct. 2023
Qualcomm talked up the lighting capabilities of the chip for video games, with support for Unreal Engine 5 Lumen and better ray tracing.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 24 Oct. 2023
Last fall, on a sunny day in the Chicago exurbs, J. B. Pritzker, well on his way to reëlection as the Democratic governor of Illinois, was knocking on a few doors and talking up his candidacy.
—Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2023
Roughly one in seven public companies talked up AI in their most recent annual filings, following a boom in generative AI, which create text or images based on prompts, pushed it into the mainstream.
—Hanna Zakharenko, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
Coach Kirby Smart did his best to talk up the Cardinals (0-1), but there’s nothing to indicate this will be anything more than a second straight romp for the two-time reigning national champion Bulldogs (1-0).
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2023
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
For his part, Presley has talked up his blue-collar background and values while trying to ding Reeves by connecting the governor to the welfare scandal.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2023
North Korea's Kim talks up his nuclear weapons policy
Sept. 28, 202300:48
Seoul’s unification ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, said the pullout reflected the impact of international sanctions aimed at curbing funding for the North’s nuclear and missile programs.
—Reuters, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
During the press tour last summer, Nolan extensively talked up the use of Imax cameras, prompting some devoted fans to cross state lines to catch the film in the best possible quality.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 31 Oct. 2023
Qualcomm talked up the lighting capabilities of the chip for video games, with support for Unreal Engine 5 Lumen and better ray tracing.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 24 Oct. 2023
Last fall, on a sunny day in the Chicago exurbs, J. B. Pritzker, well on his way to reëlection as the Democratic governor of Illinois, was knocking on a few doors and talking up his candidacy.
—Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2023
Roughly one in seven public companies talked up AI in their most recent annual filings, following a boom in generative AI, which create text or images based on prompts, pushed it into the mainstream.
—Hanna Zakharenko, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
Coach Kirby Smart did his best to talk up the Cardinals (0-1), but there’s nothing to indicate this will be anything more than a second straight romp for the two-time reigning national champion Bulldogs (1-0).
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1722, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Talk up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20up. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.
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