show (someone) around

phrasal verb

showed (someone) around; shown (someone) around or showed (someone) around; showing (someone) around; shows (someone) around

: to act as a guide for (someone who is visiting a place) : to lead (someone) around a place and point to and talk about the interesting or important things

She showed us around the city.

You've never been to my house before. Let me show you around.

Examples of show (someone) around in a Sentence

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Pagett pointed to previous studies that show around 30% of adults over 70 have trouble walking, getting out of a chair or climbing steps. —Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025

The series is credited for helping to popularize ongoing story arcs in television while also building a show around a strong female lead. —Joe Otterson, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025

When a team loses frequently, the rigors of an 82-game season can start to show around January. —Tony Jones, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025

And as 20-something Jen (Máiréad Tyers) has grown up ever so slightly, so too has the show around her, with a second season that leans even further into its irresistible blend of superpowered hijinks, earnest sweetness and off-kilter humor. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019