How to Use bulk up in a Sentence

bulk up

verb
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  • Who bulked up, who worked on their game, who is ready to make that big jump?
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • The dough is bulked up with almond meal and sweetened with maple syrup.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2019
  • Lifting weights seemed the province of serious athletes looking to improve performance or men looking to bulk up.
    — Lydia Denworth, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The extra dollars pour into the treasury and bulk up the state’s cash reserves unless lawmakers and the governor decide this spring to spend them.
    — Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Warner bulked up in the offseason and says his familiarity with the system in his second season has allowed him to maintain his weight.
    — Eric Branch, SFChronicle.com, 16 Nov. 2019
  • Oversized as a linebacker and undersized as a defensive tackle but appears to have the potential to slim down as an off-ball linebacker or bulk up to put a hand down.
    — Andrew Nemec | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 23 Nov. 2019
  • But Michigan signed a deep and talented class of offensive linemen in 2019, and all those players have now had a year to develop and bulk up.
    — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Hoping to improve defensively, Forbes worked tirelessly in the weight room during the offseason and was noticeably bulked up by the time training camp started.
    — Tom Orsborn, ExpressNews.com, 16 Jan. 2020
  • But the longer that goes on, the longer those balances bulk up.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 19 July 2022
  • In the early 1990s, men who wanted to bulk up scored GHB in gyms.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Rocky was taken to a wildlife center to bulk up on mice and get healthy.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Busta is on a mission to bulk up; 50 aims to drop more body fat.
    — Bonsu Thompson, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Think of insoluble fiber as the one to bulk up and get poop out.
    — Casey Seidan, Ms, Rdn, Cdn, Health, 27 June 2023
  • The bears bulk up not just to survive, but to reproduce.
    — Emily M. Eng, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Can bulk up and play on the defensive line or can drop weight and play linebacker.
    — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2020
  • In order to bulk up their ranks and win the war, the humans need more soldiers from the past to travel to the future and join the fight.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2021
  • Birds that stay put also need to bulk up to buffer against the frigid, lean season ahead.
    — Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Sometimes, the team would bulk up to appear heavier or taller.
    — S. Mitra Kalita, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Olive oil: For roasting the potatoes, and bulking up the dressing.
    — Joy Howard, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Ancient grain farro helps bulk up the recipe by adding protein and fiber.
    — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2023
  • The pumpkins have bulked up to orange perfection, the pigs are ready to race and the corn has grown tall enough to lose a kid or two in.
    — Annie Alleman, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Bell bought them in 1995 to try and bulk up on affordable housing.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2021
  • That’s what bodybuilders do, and that’s what signals muscles to bulk up.
    — Richard A. Lovett, Outside Online, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Next up: Would all of this chewing start to bulk up my masseter muscle?
    — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Some vines are thin, or late to bulk up, and might not provide much shade in early summer.
    — oregonlive, 25 Sep. 2021
  • On top of working with the Browns trainers to bulk up, a big step for Phillips was changing his diet.
    — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Fury had bulked up to 273 pounds for the rematch, vowing to change tactics and become the big puncher.
    — Tim Dahlberg, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Feb. 2020
  • The company may also want to bulk up to compete with LVMH.
    — WSJ, 2 July 2021
  • One thing Jackman won’t be doing to bulk up is taking steroids.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Mar. 2023
  • And random people on the Internet are already posting fitness videos to help fans bulk up like Qimir.
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 3 July 2024

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