being

Example Sentences

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But this year the 9 May parade is being scaled back.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

It should be that you say there’s a lot of life change that happens over the 45 months from being a fall freshman to an end of an 8th semester, second semester senior.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

If you’re chronically online like me, you’ve probably come across a slang-suffix that’s become part of the lexicon despite not being formally added to a dictionary — yet.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

These issues have already led to biometric checks on British citizens being abandoned in practice at Greek border controls, despite Athens claiming that it had "successfully started the full operation of the Entry-Exit System".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Something must have been up if we had only one returning stray and I was still being booted.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith