fired up

Example Sentences

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Remember how fired up New Yorkers got for the Knicks making the NBA Finals?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

Fans put off by prices, some denied visas, and locals more fired up about basketball: the 2026 World Cup is kicking off without much enthusiasm in the United States.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

About 90 minutes later the jet engine was fired up.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Most shockingly, these Sixers have Joel Embiid, fired up, healthy and playing some of the best basketball of his career.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The chamber was fitted between the pole faces and immediately fired up.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik