cheer up

Example Sentences

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And, hoping to cheer up her son, she produces William from the pantry.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

And as an artist, she’s glad that, even as a 16-year-old just beginning her career, she never gave in to the pressure to cheer up her tracks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

“Maybe the current global situation, be it geopolitical or macroeconomic, does not lead people to cheer up and to open bottles of Champagne.”

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

Voters started to cheer up about the economy.

From Slate • Sep. 6, 2024

I also have to cheer up my mom and my younger brother.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers