listen up
Example Sentences
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But baseball should listen up to what he says about .394.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025
So, Daisies and Brownies, listen up: there's a new flavor in the cookie jar for you to hawk — Raspberry Rally.
From Salon • Aug. 18, 2022
But listen up, vexed “Lost” fans: The 10-episode first season of “From” will have “a very contained arc,” Pinkner has said.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022
The corollary to this, of course, is: Grown-ups need to listen up and pay attention.
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2021
Still, if you find yourself standing near a particularly friendly-looking tree on a particularly lucky-feeling day it can’t hurt to listen up.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
