How to Use punch up in a Sentence

punch up

verb

• Best to punch up, not down, of course.
  — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
• Hold the weight up over the chest, punched up towards the ceiling.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 13 Mar. 2023
• Her colorful chunky rings and long nails punched up the sleek look.
  — Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 21 Nov. 2025
• Hellebores punch up its springy appeal.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
• Grab one in black to endlessly punch up all your favorite fits.
  — Bernd Fischer, Men's Health, 2 Aug. 2022
• A bit of fish sauce can be added to the shrimp pasta to punch up the briny flavor of the seafood.
  — Sunset Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
• Even when the jokes land, people online will still try to punch up the punchline.
  — Angela Watercutter, Wired, 14 Jan. 2022
• Penn State has a chance to prove this team can punch up and hang with the best team in the country.
  — Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
• Paint isn't the only way to punch up furniture or update a room.
  — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2023
• The Bruins could use that cap space to improve the defense and add punch up front.
  — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 14 May 2026
• The right sneakers can punch up even the most basic pieces in your collection, and these fit the bill.
  — Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 12 May 2021
• Rewriting and punching up scenes is what’s cool about comedy.
  — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
• Not feeling the need to punch up but to be with the people in your community.
  — Anatola Araba Pabst, ELLE, 20 May 2022
• Marvel didn’t just recast a side character or have someone punch up a script, no.
  — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2023
• Heels will punch up the extremes of these opposing silhouettes in a nice way, too.
  — Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026
• Coach Chris Armas didn’t pull any punches up a goal and a man in the second half.
  — Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
• Or, punch up the flavor with the addition of mushrooms or carrots.
  — Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
• Wild mushrooms, fresh thyme, and orange peel really punch up the flavor.
  — Magdalena O'Neal, Sunset Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022
• Plus, their joy-inducing array of eye-catching styles and thick, cushioned foam base punch up any look.
  — Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2022
• Underneath is a slick of aioli, both herbaceous and acidic, punched up with Thai basil and more citrus.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
• When herbs overflow the garden, make this vibrant, healthful hummus, punched up with lots of lemon juice.
  — Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 23 May 2026
• Finally, season away to punch up the flavor one last time before digging in.
  — Caroline Tien, SELF, 30 May 2025
• But now Erik Spoelstra’s team will have to punch up in class, amid the scramble for play-in seeding.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
• And this one comes in a bunch of neutral and vibrant hues, from pale peach to deep violet, to punch up your holiday style.
  — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
• Just a spoonful goes a long way in punching up endless dishes, like stir-fries, stews, braises, and marinades.
  — Jing Gao, Bon Appétit, 12 Oct. 2023
• That dynamic really helps punch up the impact of both the quiet and the loud moments.
  — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
• Having to spend your day punching up a crappy slide deck your colleague’s chatbot spit out is annoying, to be sure.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
• Patterned wallpapers and rattan chandeliers punch up the spaces and give it some quirk.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2026
• To help punch up the event, the White House Correspondents’ Assn.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Apr. 2022
• Brewed coffee punches up the cocoa in the cake while coffee liqueur infuses the glaze with equally rich flavor.
  — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026