Example Sentences

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This is a woman who psychs herself up in the mirror and raps to herself, in order to ...

From Slate • Aug. 30, 2017

“He’s like Muhammad Ali, he psychs out all the other horses,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2017

Before trials, he psychs himself up by yelling “Showtime!,” in a nod to “All That Jazz.”

From The New Yorker • Apr. 6, 2015

You can also designate a "Fit Song," so at the touch of a button you hear the tune that always psychs you up to go all out.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2012

If the psychs were right, he's fixated on you, now.

From Youngling A Terran Empire story by Wilson, Ann