How to Use shore up in a Sentence

shore up

verb

• But the stone walls—shored up by Zaragoza’s men—held.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 May 2026
• In this country, a spate of bad weather led to wider use of coal to shore up the grid.
  — Dave Trecker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
• Bond inflows will help narrow that gap and shore up the rupee.
  — Priyanka Salve,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 July 2026
• The Chiefs could do worse than trying to shore up both tackle spots for years to come.
  — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
• But its results this week shored up my confidence in the Club stock.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 May 2026
• The Pride made a few tactical changes in an attempt to shore up the defense.
  — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026
• And residents got a chance to shore up their own evacuation plans.
  — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 2 May 2026
• That brings in extra income and further shores up the dividend.
  — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
• And there’s been a real intent to shore up things physically.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
• One of the things the group focused on this offseason was shoring up the team defensively.
  — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
• Crews have tried to shore up the Cheboygan Dam with giant sandbags, known as super sacks.
  — Frank Witsil, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
• This is simply a demonstration of shoring up imbalances.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
• The moment also calls for shoring up public safety standards for rideshare passengers.
  — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026
• Instead, our focus must shift to salvaging categories, shoring up any weak spots, and trying to claw up the standings, one spot at a time.
  — John Laghezza, New York Times, 24 July 2026
• To shore up the boycott, the Teamsters had to look beyond their traditional support base.
  — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 12 June 2026
• The country is also looking to shore up its oil revenue after the closure of Hormuz hit its finances hard.
  — Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 18 July 2026
• The stock launch shores up Musk’s position as the world’s richest person for the foreseeable future.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 June 2026
• Long Beach Fire Department crews work to pull a vehicle out of a house and shore up the home's structure.
  — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 23 June 2026
• Measures include steps to shore up public health insurers, spending cuts across ministries and new revenue sources such as a sugar levy.
  — Kamil Kowalcze, Bloomberg, 28 Apr. 2026
• In the near term, the company is focusing on shoring up Hennessy’s dominance.
  — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
• Partnerships with religious actors should not be crisis driven, but established and shored up over the years.
  — Katherine Marshall, STAT, 12 June 2026
• The teachers’ pension fund was shored up with increases in contributions from the state and local school systems.
  — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
• Crews worked through the night to shore up a massive development at the building that used to house Pfizer’s headquarters.
  — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
• Fragile matter is Chakraborty’s specialty, and her expertise is put to novel use in shoring up her son’s tender heart.
  — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
• The kingdom has managed to divert most of its oil exports to ports on the west coast, helping to shore up declining government revenues.
  — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
• Think about Jorge Polanco’s eventual return to the lineup helping shore up one more spot in the lineup the same way.
  — Tim Britton, New York Times, 4 May 2026
• Strategy has previously stated that selling some of its Bitcoin was a way to shore up cash and calm markets.
  — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 6 July 2026
• Almost 75% of the state’s crude oil is imported, with imports also shoring up gasoline and jet fuel supplies.
  — Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
• Retirement experts said the new report underscores the urgency of shoring up the program.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 June 2026
• The company is instead sharing the model with a limited group of tech giants and partners to help shore up their defenses.
  — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 12 Apr. 2026