muster up

Example Sentences

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Drake will continue to be the biggest name in rap, because no one can muster up the energy to imagine the radio without him.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

If the Dodgers do go, they ought to skip the tributes to Robinson’s grand courage, since they would not have been able to muster up a fraction of their own.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

He told the operator he had been "trying to muster up the courage to phone" and that he had "totally blacked out through the thing".

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

She hopes the deferment is temporary, but if the college can’t muster up millions of dollars, Oklahoma’s oldest continually operating college likely will close its doors.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024

Nathan desperately wanted his head to be massaged but couldn’t muster up enough energy to ask.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young