be there for
Example Sentences
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Are you worried Social Security won’t be there for you?
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The consultation that lands Susanna in McLean lasts just 15 minutes, with the paternalistic doctor suggesting that she will be there for a “few days.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"I could see something like this coming. I didn't want to be there for that."
From BBC • May 27, 2026
"I really don't believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety," he wrote on social media.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
When asked what she expects of her time in Louisiana, she gives the same answer, again and again: She anticipates she will only be there for two years.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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