How to Use come up in a Sentence

come up

verb
  • But in the end, all came up short.
    — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Guys played their hearts out, came up a run short.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
  • But if the right role came up, maybe down the line.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026
  • But Djokovic came up with the goods again.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • When the lights came up, fans stood and cheered for the cast.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 17 May 2026
  • This time, the fans didn’t need to come up with a chant.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • And what are the images that come up?
    — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • Tommy helped come up with the idea.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • Somebody could come up and whip us.
    — Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
  • This is a question that comes up a lot.
    — Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The work that came up just made sense for Bob.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2026
  • That has come up a couple times.
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2026
  • So that's a huge event coming up.
    — Obed Manuel, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
  • This is my third year coming up.
    — Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Ewing came up to bat with two outs.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
  • What is coming up next on screen?
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 May 2026
  • Why is the dress code coming up now?
    — Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Where did these people come up with this?
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • Like something comes up with your kids.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • So that’s the big one coming up.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Who comes up with these ridiculous ideas?
    — Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • And then the band came up on the platform.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Three patterns came up again and again.
    — Megan Kang, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
  • Whose job was it to come up with their costumes?
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Whose job was it to come up with their costumes?
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • That’ll be coming up in spring.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
  • And only the fake news could come up with that one.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Lukáš Dostál came up with 20 saves.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Then, Ernie Clement came up to the plate.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The best time to fly is when the sun is still coming up.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025

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