Please come on time; don't just show up whenever you feel like it.

No matter how many I throw away, more copies always show up.

“We showed up. We showed up,” Mr. Biden said at a news conference at the United Nations summit on climate change, known as COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland. “The fact that China is trying to assert, understandably, a new role in the world as a world leader, not showing up? Huh. The single most important thing that’s gotten the attention of the world is climate.”

Stains really show up on this white tablecloth.

This bright light shows up the dust in the corners of the room.

I bet the Jayhawk fast break could show up the Nimrod's lack of speed.

I finished in five minutes and she showed me up by finishing in three.

His team were not outclassed but, once again, England have reminded us of their habit of being shown up as soon as they face half-decent opposition and one or two authentic category-A footballers.

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