How to Use shook up in a Sentence

shook up

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• But there was also a brand new twist that shook up the format in a big way.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026
• Dickerson's injury shook up the offensive line, moving Jurgens to left guard and giving Drew Kendall his first start at center.
  — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
• That blow came a little less than a year after the New York Times shook up its culture desk and reassigned its classical music critic, Zachary Woolfe, to serve as the obituaries editor.
  — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
• Designer Jae Tips shook up the sneaker collaboration landscape in March by leaving longtime partner Saucony to begin a new relationship with Nike.
  — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026
• Week 2 shook up the College Football Playoff race with Texas’ big win against Ohio State and Oregon’s shocking loss at Oklahoma State.
  — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026