been around
Example Sentences
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OpenVPN OpenVPN has been around for a while and is deemed very secure.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
An alternative approach, which has been around in one form or another for more than a century, is to use electricity to create an electromagnet to spin the rotor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Times food editor Daniel Hernandez swears by Cielito Lindo, a taquería that’s been around since the 1934, and still makes the most “perfectly rolled taquitos.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026
Hospital gardens have been around for some time for that reason - but they are rarely able to meet the needs of critically ill patients.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Just seeing the house drew some tension out of me, though the windows were dark, the curtains drawn as if no one had been around for a while.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
