How to Use suit up in a Sentence

suit up

phrasal verb
  • The hope seems to be that Hunter would be able to suit up for the game coming out of the bye.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Hunter didn’t suit up for Auburn’s opener against UMass.
    Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Four of the five women suiting up this month were members of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic team.
    Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 3 July 2024
  • And attorneys around the globe are suiting up for a fight.
    Kristin Hostetter, Outside Online, 31 July 2024
  • The Colts are eight days into training camp, and Taylor has yet to suit up.
    Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Aug. 2023
  • There seems to be concern whether Jones will suit up again at all this season.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Maybe the Chiefs Instagram will post a photo of the whole team suited up in Kelce’s gift.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Joey Bosa suited up, looked nice, no need to do laundry.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The senior suited up Wednesday and took part in warmups but did not get into the game.
    Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Barksdale was one of the first Black players to suit up in the NBA, which integrated in 1950.
    Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2024
  • In the next lot over, a Denver Fire Department crew suited up to respond to the fire.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 31 July 2024
  • Vin Diesel will suit up again as Richard B. Riddick this summer.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 6 May 2024
  • For the black-tie reception, William suited up in a sleek Hugo Boss tuxedo.
    Shelby Wax, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Jelena Djokovic has been suiting up for Wimbledon over the course of the last few days.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 9 July 2024
  • The 6-foot-2 future UConn guard made her mark in a game that the many of her future college teammates once suited up for.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are suited up for Marvel.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 11 July 2023
  • All eyes were again on the wide receiver room as Rashod Bateman suited up for the second straight day.
    Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Raso, who also suits up for Real Madrid, is the first Australian player to sign with the legendary club.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Few starters suited up for the preseason, and practice tells us only so much.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 4 Sep. 2023
  • There will be plenty of new faces suited up for the Boilermakers.
    Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Every player who suited up for each team saw playing time in the final game for each squad before the All-Star break.
    Jack Thompson, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
  • For the man who loves to suit up While travel comes with a slew of unsolvable inconveniences, a wrinkled suit is not one of them.
    Sarah Grossbart, wsj.com, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The biggest surprise is that Okorafor, who sat out of the Patriots’ last three practices, suited up and played.
    Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024
  • In the Wildcats’ prestigious history, only one native of the state who suited up for the program was chosen in the top five of the draft.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2024
  • And though he may no longer be suited up in a NFL uniform looking to throw a touchdown pass, there remains some football in his golf swing.
    John Leuzzi, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2023
  • Because Davison was signed to a two-way contract, he was not allowed to suit up for the Celtics during their postseason run.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
  • Butler has suited up for only 52 to 64 regular-season games in all five of his seasons with the Heat.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
  • Instead, the team’s only move was to acquire a backup center in Steven Adams who will not be able to suit up until next season.
    Rahat Huq, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
  • About half of personnel which will suit up for Sunday’s game with the Las Vegas Raiders weren’t wearing bolts when these teams played in last season’s finale.
    Jay Paris, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
  • Jenna Ortega won’t be suiting up to play a female version of James Bond anytime soon — and that goes for all male-originated roles.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024

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