spruced up

Example Sentences

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Some buildings were spruced up as part of a tourism drive launched in the 1990s, which peaked in the years following the landmark 2016 visit by former US President Barack Obama.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

On a recent spring evening at Loma Alta Park — spruced up by the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, since the league’s former home at Farnsworth Park remains unusable — Gardner couldn’t help but smile.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

While he has not produced a successful and critically acclaimed new musical in many years, the better-known works in his catalog have been spruced up by innovative directors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

By that point, gay marriage had become the law of the land and a new bar using the Stonewall name, now spruced up for tourists, had taken over the space, with a museum next door.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2024

He grabbed Handsome’s present, which he also spruced up by tying a bright yellow ribbon around it, and left his cave.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el