pump up

Example Sentences

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While confidence among South Korean manufacturers remained historically subdued, firms continue to be hopeful that new products can pump up sales and output over the coming year, said Usamah Bhatti, economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal

These rules allow employees to seriously pump up their retirement savings, specifically by converting those after-tax savings to Roth dollars through the three-step megabackdoor Roth strategy.

From MarketWatch

She had a wealth of Dale Carnegie-esque aphorisms to pump up her young charge, such as “put on your magic shoes,” or “Mind is in every cell of the body. Thoughts are everything.”

From Los Angeles Times

Home players will do whatever they can to pump up the crowd, while the visiting side always relishes any opportunity to hit back.

From The Wall Street Journal

During an internal meeting at Starbucks’s Seattle headquarters in late July, his new hire, Mike Grams, sought to pump up corporate employees to support their work in stores, and the company’s broader turnaround strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal