live up to
Frequently Asked Questions
- She has really lived up to her mother’s cycling legacy—and it looks like she may surpass it.
- I lived up to my side of the deal, so now it’s time for you to pay up.
- Based on the reviews, the new model didn’t live up to expectations for many customers.
Example Sentences
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"But there's definitely a standard and expectation we need to live up to. That's our challenge."
From BBC
Buffett talks about his favorite holding period being “forever,” but he has rarely lived up to that.
From Barron's
Lawyers for the group contend the city is willfully obfuscating to cover up its inadequate efforts to live up to its settlement.
From Los Angeles Times
Chimpanzees can live up to 50 years in the wild and how their "relationships change" is just one of the many interests for Pruetz.
From Barron's
Put simply, this was the year that the NFL’s Wild Card weekend lived up to its billing.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.