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
He’s pleased to see the estate being spruced up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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
