been there
Example Sentences
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If he hadn’t been there, a Russian would claim it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
“We became melded, and he has never left me . . . He has always been there, and it’s a relationship that I am happy to continue with.”
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
The double standard has always been there, but now it’s too obvious to pretend away or disguise.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
I think we’ve been going there longer than the entire wait staff has been there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Thankfully one of my favorite professors, Professor Abrams, had been there that day, and he’d sat down with me and talked for hours about it all.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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