being there

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

“We want to be out as quickly as possible, because our purpose in being there is only for them . . . to take over their own affairs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

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

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

Dina’s eyes flick to me, but she doesn’t say anything about me being there.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy