being there

Example Sentences

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There are advantages to not being there: At home, you have instant replay, closeups, announcers providing a stream of information, or Mr. Tucci sparing you the plane flight and calories.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

But being there, it also didn’t feel that simple.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

But eventually I started to feel joy, being there for people.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

"If you bring things back that people remember being there it's so much easier," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“Why don’t we try to work it out,” Bobby Kennedy suggested, “without you being there to pick it apart?”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin