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

Managers have often struggled to make the step up in the Premier League in the past, the most recent example when Thomas Frank joined Tottenham from Brentford.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 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

He’s being silly, but he’s my coach, and since the last lap around the track felt so good, I take a few minutes to fully recover, then step up to the line.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen