Sentence examples for ever stepped up from inspiring English sources

"This is history for Little Red, McLeann says, "This is the first time that a family has ever stepped up like this".

In fact, he has a hard time believing that any batter has ever stepped up to the plate intending to be hit: "I mean, who in their right mind would want to try to do that?" He said he hasn't yet discussed the finer points with Baylor, the reigning champ.

The second reason, which also partially answers why no prominent House Democrat has ever stepped up to take on Pelosi, is that she's a very good fundraiser.

"I hear a lot of talk, but no one ever steps up to the plate".

The Immigration and Naturalization Service has made crossing the border harder than ever, stepping up patrols and prosecuting companies that smuggle in aliens or blatantly recruit them.

"You always hear people talk about how we're not getting the athletes into the sport, but no one ever steps up and says that money has a hell of a lot to do with it".

This practice provided the chance to receive mentoring and guidance as well as to understand the challenges from the inside out, before ever stepping up to the promotion.

If you don't ever step up to the plate, you never know how you'll swing.

The Dodgers have gone through their first 35 games of the season without anyone ever stepping up to fill his closer's role.

You probably know Bassett better as co-owner of seminal re-edits label Black Cock, or as proprietor of the legendary Sarcastic parties, or as one of the brains behind the legendary Tonka Hi-Fi crew, or as part of swamp-rock demigods Map of Africa, or maybe, just maybe, as DJ Harvey, one of the finest selectors to ever step up to the platters.

All this changed dramatically when billionaire Kirk Kerkorian Kirk Kerkorian, as savvy an investor as ever lived, stepped up with a bid for GM common stock to increase his holdings to over a billion dollars.