How to Use tune-up in a Sentence

tune-up

noun

• Cejudo, 36, didn't need a tune-up to go straight to the main event.
  — Dan Gelston, ajc, 5 May 2023
• This isn’t the first time that the Apollo Belvedere has needed a tune-up.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
• The suite has bonus features such as a VPN and system tune-up tools.
  — PC Magazine, 14 July 2025
• The suite is packed with bonus features such as a VPN and system tune-up tools.
  — Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 10 July 2024
• In the preseason finale against the Saints, though, the starters will get a little bit of tune-up work.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
• Guests won’t have to leave the hotel for extra outdoor gear or a bike tune-up.
  — Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
• Black said Lambert, who walked in the winning run on Thursday, needs a tune-up.
  — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 24 May 2024
• In the final tune-up game, the Mercury played nine different bench players and lost 90-71 to the Sparks.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
• The goal for competitors in the tune-up events is to one day be seeded in the slams like Djokovic, Sabalenka and Gauff.
  — Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
• This year, in a surprise move, Wilson returned for more tune-ups.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
• There’s no easing back in—no tune-up fights—just straight into the fire with a very, very good fighter in Joey Spencer.
  — Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
• This is the tune-up game for Oklahoma State the week after, and Dillingham will get his twos in the mix midway through the second half.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
• In case any of your rides need a tune-up, the garage is equipped with a restoration and maintenance facility.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 May 2023
• The stakes go far beyond a paltry tune-up tournament in upstate New York.
  — Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2024
• Perhaps that was exactly the tune-up the Ponies needed to gallop deep into the playoffs.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2024
• Vondroušová recently had suffered a right hip injury ahead of the tournament, when the Czech slipped and fell on the grass at a tune-up event in Berlin.
  — Jill Martin, CNN, 2 July 2024
• But just like a car that needs oil changes and tune-ups to stay on the road, a website needs ongoing maintenance to perform at its best.
  — Curtis Priest, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
• This is the first of two tune-up games before the Cubs open up the regular season against the defending champion Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome.
  — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
• One of the videos that surfaced from those tune-up games featured Flagg splashing a 3 over Davis and then running the floor for an impressive and-1 put-back.
  — Christian Clark, New York Times, 13 May 2025
• Exactly the kind of tune-up game the Bengals will need facing a short week heading to Baltimore.
  — The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2023
• Neither did Tarasov’s struggles, which led them to consider sending him down for a tune-up.
  — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 18 June 2025
• After this last tune-up, all 32 NFL teams have until Tuesday to cut down their rosters to 53 players.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023
• No one in the Warriors’ playoff rotation played more than 23 minutes in a game that amounted more to a tune-up than anything.
  — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
• Argentina struggled in a pair of friendly tune-up matches against Australia, losing 2-0 and 4-1 in the two games.
  — Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
• Meanwhile, tune-ups, oil changes and spark plug replacements are now things of the past at the South Pasadena Police Department.
  — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
• In recent years, however, the number of men seeking out cosmetic tune-ups has been on a steady rise.
  — Brock Colyar, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
• Over the years her husband had financed tune-ups, including mommy makeovers.
  — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
• And with both vying for deep playoff runs, the showdown is also a tune-up game for championship hopefuls.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
• When your paring knife needs a quick tune-up, grab this pint-size manual sharpener.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2023
• Then there are add-ons like insurance, servicing, repairs, spare parts and tune-ups – all of which tend to be less expensive on a small-bore.
  — New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024