How to Use heat up in a Sentence

heat up

phrasal verb
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  • Walk the dog for 45 minutes and heat up a few TJ’s black bean taquitos for dinner (another salmon strike).
    — R29 Team, refinery29.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The brakes heated up in the process and the airport fire brigade was called in to help cool them down.
    — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Now the draft is held just as the trade deadline action heats up.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
  • Things seemed to start heating up about six months ago.
    — Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2024
  • And as his team heated up, Preller went all in at the trade deadline.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The curling iron heated up quickly and the cord was a nice length.
    — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
  • And then when the Rangers began to heat up in the third, Bobrovsky stood tall and went a perfect 11 for 11.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
  • The machine heats up fast and produces a rich, smooth, and balanced cup.
    — Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
  • While the weather heats up, other chains are rolling out frozen treats.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024
  • The war is only just starting to heat up on House of the Dragon, but the end is already in sight.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
  • As metro Phoenix heats up, residents look for ways to cool off.
    — Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
  • The Sun is slowly heating up and in half a billion years will boil away Earth’s oceans.
    — Michael Wysession, Fortune, 27 July 2023
  • Siberia is heating up around twice as quickly as other parts of the world.
    — Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
  • But as the beef heats up, Kendrick and Drake start to get more blatant in their attacks on each other.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 6 May 2024
  • There are less families that come out when the weather heats up.
    — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 9 July 2024
  • The comet’s debris heats up when met by friction from the Earth’s atmosphere and lights up.
    — Alisa Tang, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
  • But something awful’s brewing in Macon, and the war on Hell is about to heat up.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Summer might be in full swing, but back-to-school deals and trends are already heating up.
    — Andre Claudio, WWD, 16 July 2024
  • Shopping malls and concept stores When the city heats up, Riyadh’s residents hit the malls.
    — Nicola Chilton, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Aug. 2023
  • This one is made from stainless steel and can heat up in as little as 18 minutes.
    — Lauren Finney Harden, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The cool weather lasts into early next week, so locate the jacket and heat up the cider.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The trend is only just heating up with the movie about the iconic doll set to hit theaters on July 21.
    — Kaitlyn Huamani, Peoplemag, 5 July 2023
  • While the water is heating up, use that prep time to rinse the green beans in a colander, then use a sharp knife to trim their woody stem ends.
    — Carly Westerfield, Bon Appétit, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Air in front of the objects is compressed and heats up, which cooks, erodes, cracks open and obliterates the debris.
    — Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 20 May 2024
  • As a result, the top few inches of soil or rock heat up rapidly over the course of a day, and in turn warm the overlying air.
    — Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Things begin to heat up Sunday, when the high is forecast to reach 83 degrees.
    — Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 23 May 2024
  • The drive to restrict social media is heating up in many states.
    — David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
  • The central black hole is black, while its surrounding gas heats up and shines to produce light.
    — Fan Zou, Discover Magazine, 20 July 2024
  • That can be done by wrapping the pipes in bath towels or using a space heater to heat up the area where the pipes are located.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Available in five delightful designs and packaged beautifully for gift-giving, this hand warmer heats up rapidly, reaching about 107°F within two minutes.
    — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024

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