spruce up

Example Sentences

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Kirsten Conner, founder of Kirsten Conner Interior Design, agrees that seasonal decorating’s benefits go beyond an external spruce-up.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2023

The books are undergoing a spruce-up this spring.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2016

The central London building, which had suffered nine direct hits during World War Two, was in need of a spruce-up.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2015

A garden spruce-up, sponsored by Con Edison, will take place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; free registration is requested.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2014

Fresh from a multimillion-dollar spruce-up by Hirsch Bedner this past July, the Four Seasons has rightly reclaimed its crown as the best hotel in the buzzy Orchard Road shopping district.

From Time Magazine Archive