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turning up
noun as in appearance
Example Sentences
Teddy, whose track Lose Control was nominated for international song of the year stayed true to his name by turning up to the red carpet covered in teddy bears and toys.
"Afterwards, the community really rallied around, there were people turning up with brooms, brushes to help with the clean-up," he said of the unrest in August.
Children in some flood-hit communities are so frightened when it rains that their parents are closing the curtains and turning up the TV, according to a community worker.
The setting allows White to indulge in commentary about misguiding Western hierarchal assumptions, primarily turning up in the form of old bald white men shacking up with young women from Thailand or elsewhere.
No vintage needle drop or edge cameo is too small, as proven by Darryl Vidal, a.k.a. the fearsome kid who somehow lost to Johnny in 1984, turning up for the show’s final round.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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