presence

Example Sentences

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Vance’s presence in the weekend talks will be fascinating to watch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

In my childhood, pork chops were a regular, if unremarkable, presence.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Ch Supt Rachel Stockdale, head of local policing, said there will continue to be a police presence at the address while the investigation continues.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

At Al-Aqsa, Islam's third holiest site which was closed during most of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan this year, thousands of worshippers performed the ritual dawn prayer under a heavy police presence.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

It was a rare flash of good sense when he pleaded to be sent far away from the daily torment of her stoop-shouldered, darting-eyed presence.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood