How to Use tune-up in a Sentence

tune-up

noun
  • 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
  • Guests won’t have to leave the hotel for extra outdoor gear or a bike tune-up.
    — Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2025
  • 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
  • There’s no easing back in—no tune-up fights—just straight into the fire with a very, very good fighter in Joey Spencer.
    — Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • But just like a car that needs oil changes and tune-ups to stay on the road, a website needs ongoing maintenance to perform at its best.
    — Curtis Priest, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • This is the first of two tune-up games before the Cubs open up the regular season against the defending champion Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • One of the videos that surfaced from those tune-up games featured Flagg splashing a 3 over Davis and then running the floor for an impressive and-1 put-back.
    — Christian Clark, New York Times, 13 May 2025
  • 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
  • In recent years, however, the number of men seeking out cosmetic tune-ups has been on a steady rise.
    — Brock Colyar, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Then there are add-ons like insurance, servicing, repairs, spare parts and tune-ups – all of which tend to be less expensive on a small-bore.
    — New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • England did not perform up to standards against Andorra and will look to get back on track in this tune-up match, but Senegal has proven to be a fierce competitor, having yet to lose in regulation for 23 straight matches.
    — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025

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