listen up
Example Sentences
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Listen up, listen up, we are in the fight.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023
And listen up, Gen X: The Gowanus performance space Littlefield hosts “New Year’s Eve with the Smiths,” a concert by the Smiths Tribute NYC, an homage to the ’80s British band.
From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2022
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
The corollary to this, of course, is: Grown-ups need to listen up and pay attention.
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2021
“All right, man, listen up, then. I, Miguel Castañeda, ain’t leavin’ Rondell Law under no circumstances.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
