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
If the Dodgers do go, they ought to skip the tributes to Robinson’s grand courage, since they would not have been able to muster up a fraction of their own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026
He told the operator he had been "trying to muster up the courage to phone" and that he had "totally blacked out through the thing".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
It can be hard to consistently muster up the energy to cook.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
Nathan desperately wanted his head to be massaged but couldn’t muster up enough energy to ask.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
