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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His grandmother doesn’t make an appearance during the performance.
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Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Speaking of what’s kosher to talk about in regards to 28 Years Later…: There’s had been rumors that Cillian Murphy’s Jim would make an appearance in this new film, thus connecting this final trilogy entry to its ground-zero starting point.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
He is being held in lieu of a $1 million bond and is scheduled to make an appearance on June 18.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Even before figures like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin make an appearance, viewers hear from Canassatego, who was a spokesman for the confederation of Iroquois tribes years before the notion of colonial independence took hold.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
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Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
Speaking of what’s kosher to talk about in regards to 28 Years Later…: There’s had been rumors that Cillian Murphy’s Jim would make an appearance in this new film, thus connecting this final trilogy entry to its ground-zero starting point.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
He is being held in lieu of a $1 million bond and is scheduled to make an appearance on June 18.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Even before figures like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin make an appearance, viewers hear from Canassatego, who was a spokesman for the confederation of Iroquois tribes years before the notion of colonial independence took hold.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2025
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“Make an appearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20an%20appearance. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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