How to Use talk up in a Sentence
talk up
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And on Wednesday, Mr. Moon tried to talk up the prospects of long-term peace.
—Andrew Jeong, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2018
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But the old-salt coaches can still talk up a good game.
—Joe Davidson, sacbee, 15 Jan. 2018
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Just don’t expect Judge to talk up his chances the way Williams once did.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
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The president shouldn’t shrug off the threat in the hopes of talking up the stock market.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 28 Feb. 2020
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Porsche has always talked up the Cayenne as the sports car of SUVs, and the new variant lives up to the billing.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Aug. 2023
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For once, Trump didn’t try to talk up the market on Friday.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2020
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Rowe, meanwhile, talked up how much the Turtles meant to him as a child.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 July 2023
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Pelosi talked up the 49ers chances in a statement announcing the bet.
—Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024
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Powell, Brolin and Domingo sent a video to Barcelona to talk up the film and introduce the footage.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 18 June 2025
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Another threat talked up by bears is the oil price, which has risen to close to $80 a barrel.
—The Economist, 19 May 2018
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Two friends were helping and talking up my food to a couple.
—Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 June 2018
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Theresa May’s big Brexit speech had been talked up for weeks.
—Adam Blenford, Bloomberg.com, 22 Sep. 2017
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The email talked up the oil-rich nation’s efforts, according to FARA records.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
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In the meantime, Newsom’s task Thursday will be first, to talk up Biden and Harris.
—Joe Garofoli, SFChronicle.com, 20 Aug. 2020
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Read More Sprint, T-Mobile talk up lower prices from their deal.
—Mark Davis, kansascity, 30 Apr. 2018
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Dumervil said Wingo has been talking up the Gators, trying to get his teammate to stick with him in college.
—Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 25 July 2019
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Strong talked up Sky’s place in the sports world, saying that the pay-TV giant has increased its volume by 50%.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 June 2025
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Oh, a college coach talking up his QB, what a surprise.
—Conor Orr, SI.com, 10 Apr. 2018
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Altman and his ilk have to talk up a big game in order to get the massive sums of money in order to set up AI.
—Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2023
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Business leaders have talked up the concept of merit for years.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
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Goo followed up by talking up his boo in his clue package.
—Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Both are already talking up their devotion to the coast.
—Jonece Starr Dunigan, AL.com, 14 Jan. 2018
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Henry noted Ward has been talking up the border on her own.
—Ronald J. Hansen, azcentral, 14 June 2018
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Gelsinger, who was brought back to Intel after a decade away, talked up his bonds to the company’s past and his plan to restore its strengths.
—Ryan Gould, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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Even Trump himself has talked up his betting odds, both online and in real life.
—Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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The goal is for people to talk up Chewy to others and to get a prime spot on shopper's walls, serving as a billboard for the company.
—Joseph Pisani, ajc, 1 Jan. 2021
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In 2016, Trump talked up his support for coal, rolling up huge victories in even the most Democratic counties in the area.
—Bruce Schreiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2019
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The exec also talked up the more than $900 million in ad revenue the network expects to make, which would be a record for a Winter Games.
—Marisa Guthrie, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2018
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Bass talked up Animal Services in her State of the City address last month and thanked the volunteers who work at the shelters.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2023
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Scott has, in recent months, talked up the need to overhaul the school funding system, with a goal of reining in tax increases.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2025
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