How to Use tune-up in a Sentence

tune-up

noun
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  • Cejudo, 36, didn't need a tune-up to go straight to the main event.
    — Dan Gelston, ajc, 5 May 2023
  • This isn’t the first time that the Apollo Belvedere has needed a tune-up.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The suite is packed with bonus features such as a VPN and system tune-up tools.
    — Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 10 July 2024
  • Black said Lambert, who walked in the winning run on Thursday, needs a tune-up.
    — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 24 May 2024
  • In the final tune-up game, the Mercury played nine different bench players and lost 90-71 to the Sparks.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
  • The goal for competitors in the tune-up events is to one day be seeded in the slams like Djokovic, Sabalenka and Gauff.
    — Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
  • This year, in a surprise move, Wilson returned for more tune-ups.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This is the tune-up game for Oklahoma State the week after, and Dillingham will get his twos in the mix midway through the second half.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
  • In case any of your rides need a tune-up, the garage is equipped with a restoration and maintenance facility.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 May 2023
  • The stakes go far beyond a paltry tune-up tournament in upstate New York.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Perhaps that was exactly the tune-up the Ponies needed to gallop deep into the playoffs.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Vondroušová recently had suffered a right hip injury ahead of the tournament, when the Czech slipped and fell on the grass at a tune-up event in Berlin.
    — Jill Martin, CNN, 2 July 2024
  • Exactly the kind of tune-up game the Bengals will need facing a short week heading to Baltimore.
    — The Enquirer, 8 Sep. 2023
  • After this last tune-up, all 32 NFL teams have until Tuesday to cut down their rosters to 53 players.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2023
  • No one in the Warriors’ playoff rotation played more than 23 minutes in a game that amounted more to a tune-up than anything.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Meanwhile, tune-ups, oil changes and spark plug replacements are now things of the past at the South Pasadena Police Department.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
  • And with both vying for deep playoff runs, the showdown is also a tune-up game for championship hopefuls.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
  • When your paring knife needs a quick tune-up, grab this pint-size manual sharpener.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2023
  • The Vietnamese lost two exhibition matches ahead of the tournament and fell 9-0 to Spain in a closed-door tune-up match in Auckland last Friday.
    — Anne M. Peterson, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
  • Sarkisian says his focus is on the task at hand, a game that on paper appears to be a tune-up for next Saturday’s road test against No. 4 Alabama.
    — Corey Smith, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Each jab is like a tune-up for the immune system, prompting it to replenish its antibody supply.
    — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The summer road trip season is about to begin, which means plenty of people are about to go get their tire pressure checked, their oil changed, and give their car a general tune-up.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2024
  • This gel was gentle enough to use everyday without any irritation and is a great pick for a quick undereye tune-up to prep for an event.
    — L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Choosing to focus on the grass-court and hard-court portions of the season seemed to pay off, as Raducanu reached the semifinals at the Rothesay Open, a Wimbledon tune-up event, last week.
    — Jill Martin, CNN, 18 June 2024
  • After that, another tune-up comes in a visit from Samford before things get real with a Week 4 trip to College Station.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The heat was on for the U.S. women’s soccer team’s final exhibition tune-up game before the Paris Olympics, with sweltering temperatures in the air and plenty of chances to score.
    — Stephen Whyno, Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2024
  • The opening third, the non-conference portion with a number of holiday tournaments and tune-up games for the sport’s top-tier programs, is concluded.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Saturday’s match, against Ngannou, a novice, would serve mainly as an ostentatious tune-up.
    — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Instead of veteran players participating in the preseason, many use joint practices as a tune-up for the rigors of the long season.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
  • For less mechanical tune-ups, consider choosing a bike with a belt drive instead of a chain, internal gear hubs, tubeless or puncture-proof tires, and caliper brakes.
    — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2023

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