coming up to
Example Sentences
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He spent a full minute sniffing my legs and shoes, after coming up to Viana to be petted.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
“That’s like someone coming up to you at a party and saying ‘We think you should leave you’re making Diddy uncomfortable.”
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
"My father, who's just coming up to 90, lives a couple of miles down the road," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
“Even the burliest, cis-dude gym rats are coming up to me all the time and thanking me for creating a space where they feel safe to work out,” Rypinski says.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
I flinch, my gaze coming up to his.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
