here and now

Example Sentences

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“I feel like we are chasing ghosts. Just a few minutes before ICE was here, and now we have to pick up the pieces.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

It was a beautifully realized and deeply moving consideration of the here and now, and the not here but still now.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

By telling investors, businesses and households what monetary officials probably would do in the future, the Fed could steer behavior in the here and now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Now, from his position in the north of the country he tries "not to think about the future - I live here and now".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

“And then I came straight here, and now I don’t know what to do.”

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer