Example Sentences

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The company had beefed up its staff after acquiring four gaming businesses — Glendale-based Night School, Boss Fight Entertainment out of Allen, Texas, Finland-based Next Games and Spry Fox based in Seattle.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

She noted they had beefed up security, denounced Hamas' attack and reiterated that the school will not tolerate "speech that incites violence, threatens safety, or violates Harvard's policies".

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2023

Although fire agencies had beefed up their crews because of red-flag conditions of extreme fire danger, very few fires were currently burning in California.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2019

The Yankees thought they had beefed up their rotation during the 2017 season when they acquired Sonny Gray, an All-Star who had pitched well in the playoffs for Oakland.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2018

They were cooking supper, and they had "beefed a critter" that had broken a leg that afternoon running among rocks.

From Casey Ryan by Bower, B. M.