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 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 the Rams have had lean times when they’re scraping to muster up any kind of receiving threat, so here’s betting they prefer this situation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2023

So it was to be just the Price family and whatever help we could muster up.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver