being there

Example Sentences

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There are advantages to not being there: At home, you have instant replay, closeups, announcers providing a stream of information, or Mr. Tucci sparing you the plane flight and calories.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

But being there, it also didn’t feel that simple.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

"But I think that by us being there it makes people think: 'No, actually I can. Look at them, they're amazing'."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“I remember specifically being there, memories of the nail salon chemicals. There was a record shop and a hot dog on a stick,” says Mercado of the mall, which opened in 1977.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

So Leiner finally revealed that her husband was back in town and planned on being there.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple