How to Use expand on/upon in a Sentence

expand on/upon

phrasal verb

• Maybe that would have been a good part of the book to change and expand on!
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• Matt would do what’s right for the song and expand on it a little bit.
  — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
• And the foundation was good, and Ray had to expand on it and had to work hard.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2025
• The film version is said to expand on the stage version’s plot.
  — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2024
• So the high court may expand on those in the future, Seamon said.
  — Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2025
• Tazewell also saw the film as a chance to expand on the musical.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
• Like are you guys overworked somehow to not be able to expand on this?
  — Michael Cox, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
• The company did not expand on the timing of when the $7 items would appear in stores during the call.
  — USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
• But even so, Gass said the company has had 10 quarters of growth and can expand on that.
  — Adriana Lee, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
• That’s one subject Domi did expand on when asked about avoiding the run to the penalty box the Leafs had in Game 4.
  — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 14 May 2025
• Frontier Airlines grew this week, with more plans to expand on the horizon.
  — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2022
• Use your About to expand on your headline and bring your expertise to life.
  — William Arruda, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
• Taking it back to the story that inspired the entire line, the show notes also expand on this.
  — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 15 Sep. 2023
• At the time of his withdrawal, Young did not expand on the role that the BBC had played in his decision to withdraw.
  — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2025
• Howard said the initiative is a way to expand on Novant’s commitment to the arts.
  — Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2025
• The brewery didn’t identify the buyer or expand on details of the sale.
  — oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023
• The peculiar premise is likely to expand on the range Barrera has shown in varied roles over the last few years.
  — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
• In the upcoming third season of the show, Bowen is looking to expand on the show’s foundation.
  — Veronica Wells, Essence, 9 Aug. 2022
• All this is underscored by tendrils of smoke that curl up at the start of each sip and slowly expand on the finish.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2024
• Now 40, Lambert is preparing to expand on Kerosene’s 20 years with a new project.
  — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2024
• The actor did not expand on any of his plans for the movie, so plot details and titles remain unknown.
  — Tommy McArdle, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
• Last weekend, Puryear took to her TikTok page to expand on the discussion.
  — Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2024
• Fine did not expand on what powers, if any, faculty ought to have.
  — Jack Stripling, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
• Larson doesn’t expand on this detail, and some might assume that the problem of feces in food was solved.
  — The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
• The agency’s press office did not respond to a request to expand on his remarks.
  — Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2024
• The new indictments include the same charges against Jaynes and Meany but expand on evidence, court records show.
  — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2024
• The goal is to catch your negative thoughts playing, stop them, tell yourself that sentence and then expand on it.
  — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 15 July 2022
• Within the show, Taylor is planning to expand upon the visual world she’s already built around the record.
  — Liam Hess, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2025
• The researchers now plan to expand on their findings, looking at the long-term effects of high fructose consumption on the immune system.
  — New Atlas, 27 June 2025
• New York can replicate and expand upon these principles.
  — Daniel Wortel-London, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025