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

“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

Overdue statements can create a lot of anxiety; being there to open them for him could provide a huge relief.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

It didn’t seem like Mom had forgiven him—for what he did, for not being there when I was born.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks