turn up
Example Sentences
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Mission San Francisco de Potano was abandoned in 1706, and physical traces of the settlement gradually disappeared from view until artifacts began to turn up in the 1950s.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Could he nevertheless turn up as a surprise?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Searches for “Dario Amodei’s wife” on Google often turn up a photograph of his sister, Daniela Amodei, who helps run the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
"The Aussies always turn up to Commonwealth Games," Vernon said.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
In Calcutta—in Berlin, Peshawar, Delhi, Dhaka—men like this seem to turn up every day, appearing out of nowhere off the streets and walking unannounced into houses, stepping casually over thresholds into their past.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
