listen up
Example Sentences
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It’s a time to listen up, and to dress up; a time to return from the beaches and hiking trails to the symphony hall and beautiful music.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
Listen up, listen up, we are in the fight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
But by changing the context, salt and pepper can raise their voices, demand your attention, tell you to listen up.
From Salon ● May 28, 2022
And listen up, whoever was leaking, she said: I hope you’ll show me the decency of not texting out what it is I’m saying.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2019
“So listen up, family. At my funeral no one is allowed to wear black. And for music, I want something poppy and old-school, like Mr. T Experience.”
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
