tuning up
Example Sentences
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Otherwise, England will be tuning up and locking down selections.
From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025
As you walk in, a chamber orchestra is tuning up in its makeshift pit, the musicians dressed in 18th century garb with powdered wigs.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2023
Accelerator physicists have been slowly tuning up the LHC’s beams for months, Lamont says.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 12, 2022
Burnes allowed just one hit in five innings in tuning up for a possible opening day start for Milwaukee.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2022
When Ralph saw her coming he began tuning up to cry again.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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