turning up
Example Sentences
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To make that work, he needs to keep as much energy as possible flowing through and around the strait while turning up the pressure on Iran’s economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
More than a century later, Cornell apparently still has bears turning up on campus — though university officials would now prefer students not butcher them in the dorm kitchen.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
I’ve been an eyewitness to lost specimens turning up in a museum when a colleague spotted a dinosaur skull and pterosaur skeleton sitting on the wrong shelf like misplaced library books.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
"Very proud of the men turning up here tonight and putting in a performance like that," said New Zealand captain Ardie Savea.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
I looked at Andrea to see if she was turning up her nose at such an old-fashioned song, but no, she was grinning and singing along with everyone else.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
