being

Example Sentences

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Being England Test captain can come with many responsibilities beyond what happens on the field.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Being free of Comcast could allow it to move faster in making potential acquisitions of its own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

Being a parent is all about unconditional love, but the love Monica has for David is not unconditional, despite her choice to imprint.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

Being Japan, it has a strategy for that: the Doubling Asset-Based Income Plan hatched in 2022.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Being blinded by my own desire was bad enough, but then I had turned impetuous, reckless, vengeful.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu