make an appearance

idiom

: to go to an event, gathering, etc., usually for a short period of time

The candidate made an appearance at the rally.

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By Vanessa Franko, Mikael Wood and August Brown, Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES — Taylor Swift’s name isn’t on the lineup poster of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, but that doesn’t mean pop’s biggest superstar won’t make an appearance in Indio this month. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024

Clinton herself would make an appearance during cocktail hour to toast women’s leadership. —Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2024

While detainees are commonly shown climbing the steps in handcuffs and the waist chains that secure them, the videos often cut to a new shot before leg shackles can make an appearance. —Mckenzie Funk, ProPublica, 8 Mar. 2024

Faithful advisor Ned Gowan will also make an appearance, played here by Conor MacNeil. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2024

Artichokes populate the countryside of Rome and should make an appearance on your table at Aventino. —Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024

The Full House alum, 59, was the latest celebrity to make an appearance on Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm. —Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024

After Dolly Parton voiced her support for Beyoncé becoming the first Black woman to achieve a No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, there were rumblings that the country icon could make an appearance on the superstar’s upcoming album, Act II. —Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024

Conservative justice Amy Coney Barrett also did not make an appearance. —Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 7 Mar. 2024