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put in an appearance

Idioms  

  1. Also, make an appearance. Be present, especially for a short time, as in We were hoping the rock star would put in an appearance, but she didn't show up, or She was tired and didn't want to go to the party, but decided she had to make an appearance. [Second half of 1600s]

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Margot Robbie and Guy Pearce, both Hollywood stars who cut their teeth in the fictional suburb of Erinsborough, put in an appearance for the grand farewell.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Harris was here just last fall, though it’s been a few years since President Joe Biden has put in an appearance.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

Biden put in an appearance in Monterey Park, a city of about 60,000 people just east of Los Angeles, less than two months after a horrific mass shooting there.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2023

President Biden put in an appearance, inside the Lincoln Memorial, fresh from signing 17 executive orders, a first-day record.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2021

He would inform you with quiet pride, between whiffs of his pipe, that he had put in an appearance at the Community Center every evening for the past four years.

From "1984" by George Orwell

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