being there
Example Sentences
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But being there, it also didn’t feel that simple.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
She said security staff helped lift her wheelchair into the venue and initially told her and her friend there was no problem with them being there.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
“I remember specifically being there, memories of the nail salon chemicals. There was a record shop and a hot dog on a stick,” says Mercado of the mall, which opened in 1977.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Overdue statements can create a lot of anxiety; being there to open them for him could provide a huge relief.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026
It didn’t seem like Mom had forgiven him—for what he did, for not being there when I was born.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
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