How to Use live up to in a Sentence
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Pie-in-the-sky fantasies rarely live up to the challenges of the day-to-day world.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 July 2026
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Many players are hyped, and a few actually live up to the hype.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
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By the end of his second season, Arnold hadn’t yet lived up to his first-round status.
—Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 30 June 2026
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He’s been dealing with injury issues and has not exactly lived up to the pre-draft hype.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 29 June 2026
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But there’s also tragedy, not least in the nation’s failure to live up to its exalted ideals.
—Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2026
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The claims are certainly big, but fans guarantee that this shampoo lives up to all of its promises.
—Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 26 June 2026
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The goal decided a war of attrition after both teams had failed to live up to the hype of the massive match.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
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But Whitney Leavitt is the breakout among the cast who is truly living up to that goal.
—Emma Barker Bonomo, Time, 14 July 2026
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Cech was concerned about living up to the legacy of such a nuanced character, which led to her putting her best foot forward.
—Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
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On offense at least, Bregman hasn’t lived up to expectations.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 1 July 2026
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The products are chic, effective, and live up to their promises, and count Demi Moore as a fan.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 2 July 2026
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Our job has been making sure everything else lives up to that, from how people get there to what happens between performances.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
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But just because a book is an obvious choice for adaptation, doesn’t mean that the show will live up to its source material.
—Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026
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The bull lived up to his reputation, bucking Dias off before trampling him in the dirt in five seconds.
—Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
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Predicting the weather is always tricky, with even the most solid forecasts sometimes not living up to the hype.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
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Part of that hesitation was certainly the pressure of living up to his father’s name.
—Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 16 July 2026
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She’s worked hard to live up to the Holmes name, creating her own detective agency in London.
—ABC News, 1 July 2026
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In the wild, Sumatran orangutans typically live up to 30 years.
—Reeti Malhotra july 1, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
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The 2026 World Cup opened its knockout stage in style, and made the beautiful game live up to its billing.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 4 July 2026
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The AirPods Pro 3 are one of those rare travel gadgets that live up to the hype, and Oprah would agree.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2026
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Someone could walk into your life unexpectedly, challenging you to grow and live up to your fullest potential.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
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There were no requirements that states live up to its provisions, and there were no penalties if states failed to protect populations from mass atrocities.
—Mike Brand, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2023
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Datskovska regularly reports on luxury skin care releases that live up to their marketing copy claims.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
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Captain on the pitch whenever Alphonso Davies is absent, Eustaquio has lived up to his leadership role.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 4 July 2026
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Ultimately, the gadget lived up to my expectations as a visual tool that makes organizing feel both easy and enjoyable.
—New Atlas, 7 July 2026
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From there, the work began on living up to FIFA’s expectations.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
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The teal and cream color scheme was beachy and calming, with a hit of bright, floral curtains for charm, and the comfortable linens and mattresses lived up to the high standards of the rest of the hotel.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
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Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz, the two most expensive signings in the club’s history, have yet to live up to their sky-high price tags.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 11 July 2026
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This sporty style lives up to its name by offering crisp comfort, courtesy of the brand’s signature Omni-Freeze technology.
—Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
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Meanwhile, Lucas argued that the developers for the stadium and the surrounding district have lived up to their promises over the years.
—Dylan Lysen june 30, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
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