crop up
(intr, adverb) informal to occur or appear, esp unexpectedly
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How to use crop up in a sentence
Speaking of the literature you love, the Bloomsbury writers crop up in your collection repeatedly.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination | Mindy Farabee | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTImages of the hotel crop up repeatedly in his paintings, sometimes plagued by bats or monsters.
‘All Good Cretins Go to Heaven’: Dee Dee Ramone’s Twisted Punk Paintings | Melissa Leon | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPreviously unknown papyri crop up only to vanish into private collections and out of the sight of scholars forever.
Dismembering History: The Shady Online Trade in Ancient Texts | Candida Moss | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are dozens of targets that crop up around the world every day.
Such laws are exceedingly difficult to monitor, given the number of state-funded classes that might crop up.
Governor Brewer Throws Arizona Base a Bone by Signing Bible Law | Terry Greene Sterling | April 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Professor Theobald pointed out the difficulties that must begin to crop up, as she grew older.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdIn place of scandal there crop up arguments, for and against the Parliament, for and against the Jesuits.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherIt was true that this story might crop up again, years on, and ruin his life.
A Final Reckoning | G. A. HentyThey were really well behaved children; but mischief seemed to crop up so very easily in their lives.
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's | Laura Lee HopeA thousand personal affairs crop up which require letters of a commercial rather than a social nature.
How to Write Letters (Formerly The Book of Letters) | Mary Owens Crowther
Other Idioms and Phrases with crop up
Appear unexpectedly or occasionally, as in One theory that crops up periodically is the influence of sunspots on stock prices, or We hope new talent will crop up in the next freshman class. [Mid-1800s]
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