come up to

Example Sentences

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Personally, I hate it when people come up to me and say, “Did Michael Jackson really do all those things?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

I've had people come up to practice with me and they have brought it and I've said 'you're not using that'.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

His Russian accent in “Chess” is so convincing that he’s had theatergoers come up to him after the show and launch into Russian as though he were a native speaker.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"When I've had my braids when I was younger, people would come up to me all the time and ask and I'd be writing the phone numbers down."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

And the teachers never called on her or asked her to come up to the board to solve problems unless she raised her hand.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly