Example Sentences

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He was hyping his new winter-spring pro football league, XFL, which would become an epic all-time TV flop.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2024

“My wife was hyping me up today saying, ‘Have fun at your first day of school!’

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023

WWE was hyping up the father-son match between Dominik Mysterio and his dad, Rey Mysterio, ahead of the biggest wrestling event of the year, the 39th annual WrestleMania.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2023

At the same time, it wasn’t that long ago that the Warriors star was hyping his own indomitability.

From Slate • Jun. 13, 2019

The crews were getting ready, the judges were taking their seats, and the DJ was hyping up the crowd, the bass so loud it made the walls vibrate.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi