How to Use shape up in a Sentence

shape up

verb

• But the bottom line is the Browns defense has to shape up.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 2 Oct. 2022
• At this point, the Eagles shape up as the best in the division.
  — USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2022
• That said, 2022 could shape up to be the Switch's biggest year yet.
  — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 8 Jan. 2022
• In the clip, Jelly Roll enlists a friend to cut his hair and shape up his beard.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 30 June 2023
• But Winters said the lifeguard jobs shape up as the hardest to fill.
  — Don Stacom, courant.com, 15 Feb. 2022
• This season could shape up to be the first trophy-less one in over a decade.
  — Emmet Gates, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
• The 14 lead changes in the second half helped this one shape up into a Big 5 classic.
  — Dan Gelston, ajc, 12 Nov. 2022
• Zing News The Pixel 7a is shaping up to be a monster of a mid-ranger.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Apr. 2023
• The first day of April is shaping up to be a brawl between winter and spring.
  — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2023
• The right-hander is in the middle of what is shaping up to be a career year.
  — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2023
• My spouse will either flip out or come to his senses and shape up.
  — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
• This is just the start of a much more active weather pattern that will shape up by the second half of the week.
  — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2023
• The Chicago Tribune talked with Kay about the study to see how this year’s wedding plans will shape up.
  — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 15 Feb. 2022
• The contest was seen by both Republicans and Democrats as a test of how the midterms would shape up.
  — Haris Alic, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2022
• But the next two weeks will be important in how the start of recovery will shape up.
  — Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Oct. 2021
• If the first half of 2023 was a low point in the news business’s free fall, the second half is shaping up to be the era of the autopsy.
  — Sam Venis, The New Republic, 30 July 2023
• The Week 5 matchup between these two teams is already shaping up to be a tasty matchup.
  — Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2023
• Here’s how experts predict the shopping event will shape up this year.
  — Nerdwallet, cleveland, 29 Oct. 2022
• This year is shaping up to be one of the best years for video games in recent memory.
  — Gene Park, Washington Post, 21 July 2023
• Sweat can be a sign of peak fitness or a commitment to shaping up.
  — Cassie Shortsleeve, Men's Health, 28 Aug. 2023
• The contract, if ratified, would avert a strike that was shaping up to be the biggest in 60 years.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 25 July 2023
• By all accounts, 2023 was shaping up to be a rough year for Shakira.
  — Bethonie Butler, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
• Their showdown with Deion Sanders and Colorado in two weeks is shaping up to be one of the games of this young season.
  — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 10 Sep. 2023
• The country music star has shaped up to be a great fit for the Yellowstone universe.
  — Maggie Horton, Country Living, 16 July 2023
• This technique is most often used to shape up an unruly shrub.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 6 Feb. 2022
• The news ends what was shaping up to be the biggest project in the company’s history.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
• Labor Day is shaping up to be one of the hottest upcoming days with a high of 92 degrees.
  — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2023
• Jones shapes up to be a headache versus zone-heavy defenses.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2023
• However, even with all the fun, Monken is not thrilled with how his offense is shaping up in the early stages of camp.
  — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
• The front of the record is much more theatrical and pensive compared to the handful of flaring trap bangers that shape up its ending.
  — Thania Garcia, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024