How to Use stir up in a Sentence

stir up

verb
Definition of stir upnext
  • Sharp cracks and booms stirred up plumes of dark smoke.
    — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The players took to the NFL stage to greet fans, stir up support and make their mark ahead of the game.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
  • As Venus and Uranus clash, the choices of a loved one stir up unrest.
    — USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Just stir up the dough, spoon it into the pot, cover and come back in about a half-hour.
    — Sheri Castle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • Add sherry to stir up any browned bits from the skillet.
    — Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
  • But the home team didn’t do much to stir up the home crowd, with just 16 shots on goal in three periods.
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
  • This isn’t the first time Nicole has stirred up controversy on the show.
    — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 14 Sep. 2024
  • Pour in about 1 cup broth or white wine, stir up any browned bits and pour it all into a large stock pot.
    — Kathleen Purvis, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Margaret’s bright plan to stir up sales is used by most stores today.
    — Stephanie Forshee, Fortune, 14 May 2024
  • Mars’ run-in with Neptune stirs up frustrations on the job.
    — USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
  • This stirred up southbound, high-speed gales that promoted the advance of the flames.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Wars seldom go well for the Jews, and this one had stirred up all sorts of antisemitism, notably in the North.
    — Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024
  • The wild card is Election Day, which, depending on the year, can stir up a wide range of emotions.
    — Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2023
  • This stuff is oil-free and safe for sensitive skin, so as not to stir up breakouts.
    — Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 28 June 2024
  • Madea and her crew head to the Bahamas, stirring up chaos and heartwarming fun.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
  • When ice is not there to protect the eggs, strong winds and waves stir up the sediment and reduce the number of fish that hatch in the spring.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The arrival of the royal entourage stirs up challenges and tensions among both the Crawleys and the servants.
    — Travis Bean, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The lawsuit happened just in time to stir up the troops in Boston, all gathered under one roof at BIO.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2023
  • The video stirred up people’s complex feelings about the future of AI in dating.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024
  • Trailers are designed to stir up excitement, the amuse-bouche that whets your appetite for the three-course meal.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Topper, Rafe, and the rest of the Kooks, of course, park right up next to the Pogues on the very empty and wide beach, which obviously stirs up some drama.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
  • However, people do have more control over the dust stirred up by land use.
    — WIRED, 23 Oct. 2023
  • People are either very for or against it, and it's stirred up discourse around other films as well.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Sorry about anything that might stir up, but the point was too irresistible to leave alone for a few reasons.
    — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
  • This pet-friendly brewery assures that even if the breakup stirs up some melancholy, man’s best friend won’t be far away.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Ice tempers winds and waves from storms that can stir up sediment, reducing the number of fish that hatch in the spring.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The ingredients stirred up in J0446B's disk tell astronomers a lot about what's happening in the disk.
    — Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Schroeder stirred up quite the reaction to her caption.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Wear a mask to avoid inhaling fungal spores stirred up by raking.
    — USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • As military vehicles drove along the ground roads and soldiers started digging trenches, their activities stirred up the radioactive dust in the upper layer of the soil.
    — Franziska Exeler, The Dial, 18 Feb. 2025

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