Examples of worked up in a Sentence
What is she so worked up about?
He got all worked up over the football game.
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After missing the initial two games of the Hornets’ road trip in New York, mostly because the team’s performance staff thought resting his left shoulder was a good idea, Brandon Miller worked up a serious lather, getting into form for his first action in nearly a week.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Dec. 2025
But that plan, worked up by Lord and Lady Davenport (Damian Lewis and Katherine Waterston), gets complicated when a handsome pickpocket named Eric (Ben Radcliffe) mistakenly lands a job at the estate and sets his sights on Rose.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025
The elder Semcken apologized to Rhamey on several occasions for getting worked up, noting the emotional strain this situation has caused.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025
Tirado worked up a sweat, carrying 32 times for 156 yards and the one TD, plus checking in regularly at outside linebacker.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Dec. 2025
But that plan, worked up by Lord and Lady Davenport (Damian Lewis and Katherine Waterston), gets complicated when a handsome pickpocket named Eric (Ben Radcliffe) mistakenly lands a job at the estate and sets his sights on Rose.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 3 Dec. 2025
The elder Semcken apologized to Rhamey on several occasions for getting worked up, noting the emotional strain this situation has caused.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025
Tirado worked up a sweat, carrying 32 times for 156 yards and the one TD, plus checking in regularly at outside linebacker.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Worked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worked%20up. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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