being there

Example Sentences

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There are advantages to not being there: At home, you have instant replay, closeups, announcers providing a stream of information, or Mr. Tucci sparing you the plane flight and calories.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

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

From Slate • Apr. 29, 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

They loved being there as part of the exhibit, talking to the children about the chimps, their behavior, and their food.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall