How to Use improve on/upon in a Sentence

improve on/upon

phrasal verb
Definition of improve on/uponnext
  • But the Knicks didn’t do enough to improve on their 47-35 record (fifth place in the East).
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 3 July 2023
  • In the draft The Rams will try to repeat or improve on their success in the 2023 draft.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The Suns look to improve on that in Game 2 as the offense was stagnant at times in Game 1.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 30 Apr. 2023
  • And sometimes there’s a lot of room to improve on the original.
    — Jessica Carbone, Saveur, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The researchers plan to open-source this tool so that others can expand and improve on the work.
    — Josh Hendrickson, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The problem is, the film fails to improve upon the original.
    — Jack Francis, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2023
  • The Rooney Rule clearly has good intentions, but how can the league improve on it?
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2023
  • One big thing the city needs to improve on is road maintenance and repair.
    — Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Perhaps the only way to improve on a great burrito is to give it a swim in hot oil.
    — Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2023
  • SpaceX will try to improve on that with the second test flight of the Super Heavy-Starship rocket.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Still, the creators acknowledged some things season two could do to improve on the first.
    — Zoe Guy, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Kentucky has the firepower to keep up, but needs to improve on the defensive end to avoid a fourth league loss.
    — USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Getsy was pretty clear about what was working well and what the Bears needed to improve on.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2024
  • But the way to build and improve upon them isn’t to try to gain as much access as possible to users’ data.
    — WIRED, 10 Aug. 2023
  • This season will be no different as the Falcons look to improve on last year’s 3-6 record.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Jackson has the potential to add to that legacy and perhaps even improve on it.
    — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024
  • However, most of these symptoms are felt for only a short time and improve on their own.
    — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 5 July 2024
  • The team will be back next year, looking to improve on their impressive third-place finish.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 12 June 2023
  • Riker, ahead of Summer, developed goals to improve on the field, and made a plans to accomplish them.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The strategy sessions will give Trump a chance to improve on his performance in 2020.
    — Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 June 2024
  • It's assumed the new B-21 will improve on a 30-year-old technology.
    — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Next up is a Phase 3 trial later this year that will attempt to replicate those results and then improve on them.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2022
  • There was never any intention of trying to improve on it or surpass it in any way.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 3 May 2024
  • Whatever artillery the British Army buys next in particular should improve on the mediocre range of the AS-90.
    — David Axe, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Zoom out: The report lands as Carmel is already working to improve on multiple fronts.
    — Justin L. MacK, Axios, 10 July 2024
  • In fact, these vintage-style bulbs improve on the originals in almost every way.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Shooting from long range is something the Boilermakers will have to improve on.
    — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Anthony Volpe, the pride of New Jersey, needs to improve upon his rookie season and avoid the sophomore slump.
    — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Not much has changed at the restaurant in terms of its culinary style over the years—why try to improve on seafood classics like shrimp remoulade and oysters Rockefeller?
    — Megan Dubois, Chron, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The extra length was utilized to improve upon legroom for rear-seat passengers.
    — Car and Driver, 20 June 2023

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