How to Use spruce up in a Sentence

spruce up

verb

• Spring cleaning is all about sprucing up your home.
  — Laura Daily, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
• Grab these outdoor pieces to spruce up your outdoor spaces this spring.
  — Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
• Then check out these adorable accessories to spruce up your space even further.
  — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
• Try these landscaping ideas to spruce up your yard for beauty any time of year.
  — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026
• Those medians are due for some sprucing up.
  — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
• This is a long-term project, not something that can quickly be spruced up at the snap of a finger.
  — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
• The key to sprucing up this high-low uniform is to play with proportions.
  — India Roby, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2026
• This will add a savory perfume to the garden and spruce up a weeknight dinner too.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
• Prints When in doubt, a vintage print is almost always a great buy for sprucing up a space.
  — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
• Adding a colorful container garden to an entry is an easy way to spruce up your front porch.
  — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 12 May 2026
• Walmart plans to spruce up 13 stores stretching across Georgia by the end of the year.
  — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026
• Salsa and chipotle pepper come together to spruce up this dish with a boost of flavor.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026
• Perennials are a great way to spruce up your garden and add splashes of greenery to your landscape.
  — Adrienne Jordan, Martha Stewart, 8 May 2026
• To spruce up the look even more, just incorporate accessories.
  — Julia Guerra, InStyle, 21 June 2026
• This spruced up potato salad by Chef Duane Nutter has seafood in the dish.
  — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
• The snack version of this tradition—a zesty, spruced up saltine—will light up any celebration.
  — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
• But having largely sat dormant for years, the track needed to be spruced up so that iRacing could do its work.
  — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 16 July 2026
• Adding a couple of new, on-sale tops to your armoire is a quick and easy way to spruce up your collection in the early days of spring.
  — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 13 Mar. 2026
• The brand also had some noteworthy sunglasses and bags which are budget-friendly ways to spruce up your look.
  — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 8 Mar. 2026
• The pool is part of a citywide initiative to spruce up landmarks ahead of the Fourth of July.
  — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 June 2026
• These adorable tabletop decorations are a great way to spruce up any location of your home for Easter.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
• Last but not least, spruce up your outdoor space with this charming watering can light, globe lights, and these $20 hanging lanterns.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
• Simply sprucing up standard Hyundai or Kia vehicles with a bit of design just isn't enough.
  — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
• Sweet alyssum plants boast delicate purple-and-white flowers that are often used to spruce up container gardens and the front of flowerbeds.
  — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2026
• After waiting out that last spring frost, gardeners may be eager to get their hands in the dirt and spruce up their garden after winter's big chill.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
• Window boxes and planters are classic choices for sprucing up porches and adding extra pizzazz to front walkways.
  — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 15 Apr. 2026
• Wear it on the plane to nap, or use it as a luxurious way to spruce up an outfit for nightly strolls and enjoying the ocean breeze while lounging on a yacht.
  — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
• Office workers often dedicate time to sprucing up their areas.
  — Stephen Wade, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
• As springtime is upon us, Coloradans might be thinking about doing a little cleaning or sprucing up their homes.
  — Mekialaya White, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
• Being back for a sail in the Adriatic Sea felt like coming home—albeit a home that had recently been spruced up.
  — Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026