Example Sentences

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The three U.S. companies that make COVID-19 shots said this week they had geared up to make the formula change, in anticipation of making many millions of doses available for the fall.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2023

Crisanti, head of the microbiology department at the University of Padua, already knew trouble was coming and had geared up his lab to do large-scale testing for the new coronavirus.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 27, 2020

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who led the party from 2015 until this week, had geared his coalition toward the center of Australian politics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 24, 2018

Perz wanted to tell him how important it was that his teacher had geared him up for university work.

From Washington Times • Apr. 6, 2015

The plans called for a monstrous sign, the glowing sort more suitable for the highway, and the neighborhood had geared up for a fight.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 25, 2011