be gone
Example Sentences
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Still, she said, she had no idea when she could go home and was upset she had not grabbed food for the pets because she did not think she would be gone so long.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Again, the suspects appeared to be gone by the time officers arrived.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Luxury stocks are a bet that greed won’t be gone for long.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Savannah Guthrie previously offered $1 million for a tip leading to the recovery of her mother, acknowledging that "she may already be gone."
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
They’d step out of the cave, and all the trees would be gone; the newly built houses would be ancient and falling down.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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