crop up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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This isn’t all that uncommon: Trends crop up in filmmaking all the time, as potential narratives emerge from real-life events and cultural obsessions.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Only about 100 to 200 cases of Andes hantavirus crop up in humans a year, largely in Argentina and Chile.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
If Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” seems to crop up more often than his other plays, it’s probably because of the enigmatic hold the chilling title character has on actresses and audiences alike.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
Plus, you’ll also have a real person to talk to if problems crop up after April 15.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
When a widely useful invention does crop up in one society, it then tends to spread in either of two ways.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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