- present tense form of exist (3rd person singular).
exists
Example Sentences
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If the bicentennial roiled with some of the same tensions Americans feel today, it did benefit from a cultural cohesion that no longer exists.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026
Perhaps that’s why it doesn’t feel like any kind of celebration as much as an otherworldly requiem for a country that no longer exists.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026
One of the primary goals of astrobiology is determining whether life exists elsewhere in the universe.
From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026
“The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist,” he said in his 1961 farewell speech, of the newly developed “permanent armaments industry of vast proportions.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
The government, if it exists, will let you know when it’s safe to come out.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
