step up

Example Sentences

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“If women are required to do most of the work raising children, we will have fewer children when women have greater autonomy. Men have to step up to care for the children they want.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The company is rolling out its first new da Vinci platform in a decade, with a big step up in computing power, data analytics, and imaging.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The combination of those factors made me feel like it is important for us to step up and become the leaders ourselves.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

PSG step up to defend in a man-to-man fashion but because Merino drops into central midfield without Pacho following him - one of PSG's midfielders has to come across to mark him.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

In the aftermath of Father Jack’s death, he and Jim urged Bayona to step up his visits to public clinics.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French