pumped-up
Example Sentences
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A pumped-up Volkanovski, a former rugby league player, basked in the adoration of the febrile 20,000-person crowd at Qudos Bank Arena in his first world title defence on Australian soil.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
Cast member James Austin Johnson, now in his fifth season, reprised his Trump impression during the cold open of Saturday’s live broadcast by interrupting Colin Jost’s pumped-up version of Pete Hegseth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025
As he walked off the mound, he was surrounded by pumped-up teammates and fans were chanting, “M-V-P, M-V-P, M-V-P.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2024
It’s a pumped-up hall-of-fame affair of a kind that’s been done, and done, and doesn’t need doing anymore.
From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023
The poetry commonly produced does not bubble up as a spring, but is simply pumped up; and pumped-up poetry is not worth reading.
From Herbert Spencer by Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur)
