put in an appearance

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

Pop music superstar Beyoncé put in an appearance to endorse Harris, telling the crowd she wasn’t there as a celebrity but as a mother, “who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in.”

From Salon

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

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

Poppies don’t bloom in December — not even here — and roses put in an appearance only betimes.

From Los Angeles Times

When no one had bothered him for a while, he asked, “Isn't it time for ‘Old Temperature’ to put in an appearance?”

From Literature

Related Words

• appear
• attend
• come in
• enter
• materialize
• show up