muster up

Example Sentences

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Drake will continue to be the biggest name in rap, because no one can muster up the energy to imagine the radio without him.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

"As a grassroots organizer I'm impressed that a cadre of the same people have had such influence, and that they can muster up so much power," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024

The story is skeletal and often rushes by in a blur, and it relies on so many overly familiar beats that it’s hard to muster up the energy to care about anyone’s motivation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2024

The somewhat gimmicky genre combination may have had the potential to be a winning combo, but “Totally Killer,” directed by Nahnatchka Khan, struggles to muster up enough charisma to stick the landing.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2023

But as I lay there in my bed that night with my brother asleep beside me, I couldn’t seem to muster up any sort of idealism.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley