showing up

Example Sentences

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The family always gets a free upgrade and a welcome gift, and on a more-recent trip to Greece, “people kept showing up with signs with our names on it,” Riggs says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

By showing up to this workshop, she says, we are “freaking awesome parents.”

From Slate • May 10, 2026

And it’s been showing up everywhere to underscore almost anything.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

I think I’ve waited long enough to ask about Luke Cage, played by Mike Colter, showing up in the finale.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

So I did my best and hoped that by showing up, at minimum they knew I cared.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad