show up

Example Sentences

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Then you just have to do what taverngoers have done for the last 250 years: Show up and order a drink—then do it again and again until everyone there knows your name.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

"All federal workers must once again show up to work. Show up to work in person like the rest of us. It doesn't work when you don't show up," he said.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2025

“She’s right. Show up as who you are. And if people can’t deal with it, that’s on them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024

The premise is simple: Show up with a book, commit to vanquishing a chapter or two and chat with strangers about what you’ve just read.

From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Show up to parties I was never invited to?

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan