being

Example Sentences

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Not by predicting the bank would fail, but by being positioned for what the Federal Reserve would have to do next.

From MarketWatch

The team that was set to be Eastern Conference cannon fodder is now in second place, putting the Celtics right where they’re used to being: the thick of a championship race.

From The Wall Street Journal

I went to Blue Whale to see Jason Moran with his band, and it felt close to being back at the Village Vanguard hearing them, close to a real night out.

From Los Angeles Times

But even five years of perpetual pregnancy hasn’t stopped the comedian known for being glamorously gauche, from saying the crude things we all think while wearing a chic outfit and a smile.

From Los Angeles Times

But this being Fox, he slapped it with the sort of wry delivery that long ago made him a master of comedic timing.

From Los Angeles Times