How to Use warm-up in a Sentence

warm-up

1 of 2 noun

• How to do the workout: Start with a five-minute warm-up.
  — Lauren Bedosky, Health, 27 July 2023
• Just like any other muscle in the body, the heart needs a warm-up.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2024
• Saturday brings a slight warm-up to the mid-50s and a chance of showers.
  — Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
• The Matildas got the jump on Les Bleues with a 1-0 warm-up win in Melbourne last week.
  — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
• But the more than two dozen warm-up acts showed the country a lot about the party he’s built around him.
  — Brian Bennett / New York City, TIME, 27 Oct. 2024
• Saw him in warm-up, so there were a lot of things going through my head there in warm-up.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
• Thomas Allen would be the one throwing the ball to linebackers during pregame warm-up drills.
  — Matt Cohen | [e-mail], al, 25 July 2023
• As a warm-up act in a stadium, the big man exploited his hour to the fullest.
  — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 25 June 2025
• Attired in a dark blue warm-up suit, McCann wipes his brow and takes a deep breath.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024
• Anyone who is new to the whole game should be upfront about it during the pre-game warm-ups.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
• Use a jump-rope workout as a warm-up or at the end of a strength-training session to cool down.
  — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2024
• As more players take the field to warm-up, colleague Jeff Zrebiec stops by to catch up.
  — Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
• In warm-up, Marc-Andre Fleury did not skate onto Boston’s side of the ice.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
• Rutgers and Michigan were pulled from the floor during pregame warm-ups for the second day of play.
  — Arika Herron, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
• The 20-year-old sprained his right ankle in warm-ups ahead of Thursday’s game at Memphis.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023
• So, book a jet-lag recovery day in Chamonix, and head here for a TMB warm-up.
  — Doug Mayer, Outside Online, 15 Feb. 2023
• Both performances are a warm-up for the year, as Cyrus gets ready to release more new music and a tour on the way.
  — Kristen Tauer, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
• That sole defeat came at the hands of Gustavsson's Australia in a warm-up match in April.
  — Asif Burhan, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
• This weekend’s event is different — like a warm-up for what’s to come next year.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2023
• Plum — still with an exercise band around her legs from warm-ups — then took a photo with the fan.
  — Grace Jordan-Weinstein, People.com, 30 June 2025
• Wear the right gear, take time to warm-up and cool-down, and give your body time to recover after playing.
  — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 29 Sep. 2023
• The concerts all appear to be warm-up gigs ahead of festival dates.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2023
• Highs: 49-55 Forecast in detail The good news is a warm-up is underway.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
• In fact, the Coachella dates (and a warm-up show in Pomona, Calif. last week) were outliers; the group last performed in November.
  — Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024
• Songs weave the fabric of every pregame warm-up and team ritual.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2023
• Do a quick warm-up to get your chest, shoulders, back, and arms loose, grab your dumbbells, and get ready to build some upper-body strength!
  — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 19 Dec. 2023
• Buffett, clad in a track warm-up suit, told the cheering audience.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
• The event was marked by hateful, xenophobic and racist rhetoric by Trump’s warm-up speakers.
  — Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
• The good news is a warm-up forecast for next week, when Washington, D.C., could reach 65 degrees.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024
• For The Times) Others parked in the surrounding neighborhoods and walked the rest of the way, with plenty of time to spare to watch warm-ups before the first pitch.
  — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2024

warm up

2 of 2 verb

• On cold days, the heater might take a while to warm up.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2024
• Just warm up the pre-sliced meat on the stove, and then stack it up high.
  — Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 June 2025
• On the other side of winter, the sun warmed up the desert again.
  — Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 19 June 2025
• According to the study, the next 20 years could warm up the oceans more than the last 40.
  — Sachi Kitajima Mulkey / Grist, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
• By next week, Kansas City will reach the 60s and Austin will warm up to the 70s.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2025
• So why not warm up the winter months with a hint of peach?
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2023
• The Wolves have no chill and Nuggets need to figure out how to warm up.
  — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 6 May 2024
• When the weather warms up and gets hot, spinach tends to bolt or go to seed.
  — Lauren David, Southern Living, 6 May 2025
• And for extra cozy points, warm up around the fire pit or take a dip in the hot tub.
  — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
• At the practice rink, a girl warmed up while a Zamboni cleaned the ice.
  — Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
• After the tour, warm up with a hot shower and recharge at the on-site café at The Base.
  — Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2025
• Who doesn’t want to feel the sun on their skin and the wind through their hair once the weather starts to warm up?
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 May 2024
• Along with the vintage pieces, color warms up the space, too.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 Aug. 2024
• Phoenix is forecasted to warm up throughout the day and rise to a high in the low 60s.
  — Andrea Ramirez, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2023
• As soon as the world warmed up, all of life would have had to compete in an arms race to adapt.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
• The winds blow over the mountains, and become compressed and warmed up.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
• The receivers were ready, warmed up and ready for their big moment.
  — Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
• Keenan Allen had little going on but warmed up in the third.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2023
• The low-pressure, cold gas then goes outside to warm up.
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 10 Mar. 2024
• Akli told the players to warm up and hit with a partner.
  — Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2022
• Tara said Hunter caught her while warming up for an event.
  — Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
• As winter grinds along, warm up with three hearty red wines.
  — Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
• Their bus could have started warming up for the long ride home.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024
• Weaver had already warmed up, and Boone planned on him pitching the ninth with a four-run lead.
  — Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2025
• Trump warmed up to TikTok over the course of the election year, promising to protect the beloved app.
  — Makena Kelly, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
• Austin’s Die Spitz opened the show, but didn’t fit the glove for the audience, who took a bit to warm up to the young quartet.
  — Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Nov. 2024
• Kids warmed up before dancing in the square in front of a cheering crowd.
  — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023
• When the spawn is winding down, the water is warming up.
  — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 1 May 2024
• After the sisters spent some time at the jail, the guards started warming up to them.
  — Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
• But while Long was warming up, a chaotic scene unfolded on the infield.
  — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025