How to Use up-tempo in a Sentence

up-tempo

adjective
  • One night a song has drums and is a fast, up-tempo song.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The up-tempo Pacers are third in the league in assists and ninth in steals.
    — Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The band is known for its up-tempo and aggressive sound and dark themes.
    — Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 28 Sep. 2024
  • That was at the start of an up-tempo padded practice at Halas Hall.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
  • But so far, Denver is doing just fine with the up-tempo game.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2023
  • Kev is going to fit what Coach Longo likes to do with his spread game, up-tempo game.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 8 June 2023
  • By then, their feel-good up-tempo electronic rap was out of vogue.
    — Liz Sanchez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
  • By now John and Princess Di were dancing to an up-tempo number and rocking out.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
  • Meanwhile, West Salem has kept a constant up-tempo pace to get free looks of their own, and most of those are going down.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Fit was a question for someone like Bradley, who isn’t thought of as an up-tempo player.
    — Tony East, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • After struggling against the Bulls’ up-tempo style in the regular season, the Heat found a way to slow the Bulls on Wednesday.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Add the threat of outside backs Crystal Dunn and Emily Fox and the up-tempo offense would produce goals.
    — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Despite not being the fastest skater, Mittelstadt kept up with the Avalanche’s up-tempo style well down the stretch and into the playoffs.
    — Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The plodding pace of previous years is set to be replaced by a much more up-tempo approach.
    — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 3 July 2023
  • The Titans led for all but 2:38 of the game, and combined their signature up-tempo style with effectiveness in the half-court.
    — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Southwest brought music to the jet bridge because the team’s research found people move faster to up-tempo music.
    — Dawn Gilbertson, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Part one of the finale aired Monday night, where the season's Top 5 performed a ballad and up-tempo song for the coaches and viewers were able to cast their votes.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
  • The Grizzlies gashed Minnesota to the tune of 72 points in the first half, using an up-tempo attack that consistently had the Wolves on their heels.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The scoreboard at that point read 3-1, and the Canucks didn’t look back on their way to a commanding, shockingly up-tempo 6-2 victory over the NHL’s best team.
    — Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
  • It was expertly paced, in terms of the mix of up-tempo tunes and softer material, and there was nary a dull moment.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
  • The Volunteers’ spread motion, up-tempo attack put up 385 passing yards against the Tide.
    — Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 14 Sep. 2023
  • If up to Raiola, Holgorsen said, the Huskers would operate up-tempo at all times.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Indiana wants to play an up-tempo style while also keeping the minutes of their star players in check.
    — Tony East, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
  • To American audiences, that didn’t matter as much as the bouncy run of the up-tempo ballad.
    — Peter Larsen, Orange County Register, 29 May 2024
  • Golden State ultimately wore down the Blazers with its up-tempo style and depth.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2024
  • There’s a change of scheme, from a pro-style system under Bryan Harsin to a more wide-open, up-tempo philosophy under the current staff.
    — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The offense worked perfectly against Arizona and Missouri, as the Tigers forced both up-tempo teams to play in the half-court and then obliterated them on the glass and perimeter.
    — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2023
  • In 1946, Foster introduced modern dance moves to up-tempo styles of music like ragtime and jazz.
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
  • First-year head coach Troy Taylor has installed the up-tempo, spread system that helped carry Sacramento State to a 30-8 record in four seasons.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Kim Caldwell coaches a springy, up-tempo Volunteers team that leads the country in both field goal attempts and made 3-pointers per game.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025

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