being

Example Sentences

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"I remember it being very sudden - you go from two incomes to one," Chloe recalls.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

“All else being equal, I’d probably rather cut the government a check than a hedge fund in Connecticut,” Paulus said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

During his trip, he inspected the centuries-old Chola Plates, rings with engraved copper plates, that are being returned to India by Leiden University.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Increasingly, speakers are being chosen or challenged not only for what they say, but for what they symbolize about institutions, technology, politics and generational authority.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

I think it was in that moment that I realized that even though I’ve always been okay with being just Lexie, his friend, now I think I want to be Lexie, without the just.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam