presence

Example Sentences

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He has been an ubiquitous presence on the airwaves, including local news programs and campaign ads that aired during the “Puppy Bowl” on the Animal Planet channel on Super Bowl Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Sermons matter, but the most meaningful form of obligation and testimony is about showing up, with enough presence and force to constrain the oppression of power.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Wearing cowboy boots and a handlebar mustache, he had a Texas twang and a quiet, calm presence that disarmed suspects, eliciting confessions.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

He emphasised that the presence of additional officers were "precautionary measures and not in response to any specific threat".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

I went to each grave and stood over it, and called upon the dead, alone there in the dark, to come and give me some token of their presence.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock