be at
Example Sentences
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He would never sit, so as to always be at the ready, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
On Wednesday, Target said it expected its full-year EPS to be at the high end of its previously provided guidance range.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
It is very conceivable Edu would still be at Arsenal now had he not taken the decision to depart.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
“We are actors because we feel for them, but we have to be at their speed.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
So despite all the Allied bombing, everyone thought it was better to be at the mercy of the Americans and the British, rather than to wait for the Russians to arrive.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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