being there
Example Sentences
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They thanked me for being there, and said they wished more Albanian journalists would come and talk to them.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
“It’s just managing it all. And there’s no way around not feeling a little guilty about not being there at times you should or you think you should.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
“I determined after being there for a while that it wasn’t the right place for me to raise a family,” said Dr. Rollins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
"The only way I can fill the void is by being there for my family and my sons," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
He did that with the people he met, tried to guess a reason for their being there, to determine who had been brought by someone.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
