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.

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People eligible for settlement payments have been left frustrated by the process, and court records show around half of the money in the fund remains unclaimed. —

Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024 Missing the mobile wave The cracks in Intel’s dominance first began to show around 2010. —

Clare Duffy, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024 The holiday tradition will feature a light parade, thousands of lights, ice sculptures, carriage rides, fireworks and a drone show around the state capitol. —

Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024 And many of them checked out on the show around season three. —

Jen Chaney, Vulture, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for show (someone) around

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