How to Use expand on/upon in a Sentence

expand on/upon

phrasal verb
Definition of expand on/uponnext
  • Princeton wanted to expand on the traditional flavor to cater to different tastes.
    — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Maybe that would have been a good part of the book to change and expand on!
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Matt would do what’s right for the song and expand on it a little bit.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The film version is said to expand on the stage version’s plot.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The company did not expand on the timing of when the $7 items would appear in stores during the call.
    — USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Frontier Airlines grew this week, with more plans to expand on the horizon.
    — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Taking it back to the story that inspired the entire line, the show notes also expand on this.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The brewery didn’t identify the buyer or expand on details of the sale.
    — oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The peculiar premise is likely to expand on the range Barrera has shown in varied roles over the last few years.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • In the upcoming third season of the show, Bowen is looking to expand on the show’s foundation.
    — Veronica Wells, Essence, 9 Aug. 2022
  • All this is underscored by tendrils of smoke that curl up at the start of each sip and slowly expand on the finish.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Now 40, Lambert is preparing to expand on Kerosene’s 20 years with a new project.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2024
  • Last weekend, Puryear took to her TikTok page to expand on the discussion.
    — Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2024
  • Fine did not expand on what powers, if any, faculty ought to have.
    — Jack Stripling, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Larson doesn’t expand on this detail, and some might assume that the problem of feces in food was solved.
    — The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The goal is to catch your negative thoughts playing, stop them, tell yourself that sentence and then expand on it.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 15 July 2022
  • Instead, Hanson’s looking to expand upon the Oak & Rye bar program and put the food focus on small plates.
    — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Management wanted to expand on what the station does best.
    — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
  • But three were ruled out for offside, and even though Messi had given his team the lead with a 10th-minute penalty kick, the failure to expand on it proved costly.
    — Kevin Draper Ben Shpigel Victor Mather James Wagner Natalie Alcoba Victor Mather Andrew Das Andrew Das The New York Times Ben Shpigel Ben Shpigel Ben Shpigel, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2022
  • He will be added when rosters expand on Sunday and start against the Diamondbacks.
    — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 31 Aug. 2024
  • Set to launch by the end of the year in two phases, the channels will expand on such themes as food, home, motor, documentaries and adventure.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 14 May 2024
  • Biden, who flew to Los Angeles on the heels of attending the G7 summit in Italy, did not expand upon how the two vacancies on the court would come about.
    — Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 16 June 2024
  • However, the new set of rules appears to expand on some concepts while cutting down on some others.
    — Mitchell Clark, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2023
  • To expand on that even further, to go into even more variations with the same cast of characters would be…difficult, to say the least.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Biden faces a choice on whether to course correct or continue to expand on the use of presidential power.
    — Brian Bennett, Time, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Sergeant Nix told Dateline his office could not expand on the evidence that led them to believe Tiffany is deceased.
    — Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • However, the conference is looking to expand on that by adding more games on Fridays.
    — Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 13 July 2023
  • Back then, India did not expand on what some of those core unresolved interests were.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024
  • If all goes well, Ferris State could expand on the program with a dog park and other pet-friendly amenities down the line, according to Ortiz.
    — Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 27 Aug. 2023
  • While the brand highlights pieces akin to golf wear and performance attire, Municipal’s pieces expand on sports-adjacent apparel into versatile attire for every day wear.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Aug. 2024

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