being

Example Sentences

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It could be a term of endearment from friends, because I grew up being friends with a lot of skater kids that would call each other “the worst.”

From Los Angeles Times

Appropriate to a character who lives for being onscreen, “Bait” plays with the language of film — gritty procedural, a burst of Bollywood, romantic comedy — though not necessarily to the usual ends.

From Los Angeles Times

“He brought that same spirit of dedication and encouragement to being a father and grandfather,” his children added.

From Los Angeles Times

“She was sitting there for hours without being on her phone,” said Meta attorney Paul W. Schmidt.

From Los Angeles Times

It began after the NCA received intelligence about a suspicious consignment of tyre inner tubes being shipped to Italy in March 2025.

From BBC