being there

Example Sentences

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“Politics is all about money and timing — both the amount of time and being there at the right time.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

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

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

“We want to be out as quickly as possible, because our purpose in being there is only for them . . . to take over their own affairs.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

She said security staff helped lift her wheelchair into the venue and initially told her and her friend there was no problem with them being there.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

By being on the spot, troubles are seen at their birth and can be quickly remedied; not being there, they are heard about after they have grown up and there is no longer any remedy.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli