showing up
Example Sentences
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That in itself was a gift for Fifa, with the world's most recognisable players all showing up and trying to outdo each other.
From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026
Principals who don’t act after multiple transfers seemingly out of nowhere start showing up to play football only have themselves to blame.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026
The people who aren’t showing up are international visitors and those who drive into town.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Vegetable oil, however, would feel a bit like showing up to a garden party in fluorescent gym shorts.
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2026
She had responded by showing up with her dresses hemmed from the bottom and scalloped from the top, threatening, as Mr. Turner lectured her, “to meet somewhere in the middle.”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
