make an appearance
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Now he won’t even make an appearance, let alone play.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
And all eyes are on whether Kim's daughter, Ju Ae, will make an appearance.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
Football powerhouse Italy will make an appearance at a cricket World Cup for the first time, and will kick off against the Scots in Kolkata on Monday.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
And moments after the family talks about the haunted house’s retirement, for instance, they also speak excitedly of the Krampus figure they purchased that will make an appearance this Christmas season.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025
Still, he had only to make an appearance at Y-12 for all the issues of logistics and construction staging and equipment design that had piled up in his absence to evaporate.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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