live up to

phrase

: to act or be in accordance with

had no intention of living up to his promise

Examples of live up to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gianmarco does live up to his Simon Cowell role as the panel’s resident skeptic, though Kumail is also an exacting judge, repeatedly grilling or scoffing at the players and even fact-checking them. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Linn’s, decorated with vintage bikes mounted along its high walls, lived up to the hype. — David G. Allan, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Around the Street The profile last week of Meta Platforms founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Colossus magazine definitely lives up to the publication's name. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Trump compared the apparent risks of AI to climate change and falsely claimed that the latter has been a hoax that hasn’t lived up to warnings of its dangers. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for live up to

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup