present
Example Sentences
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A client had hired him to complete a landscaping job by Christmas, as a present to his wife, and the gardener was determined to deliver.
From Los Angeles Times
Eight years ago, they arrived in Melbourne 3-0 down and were presented with a pitch with all the life of a pulled Christmas cracker.
From BBC
But their emphasis here presents Man Ray, who was a talented portrait photographer, as an experimentalist chasing rather than creating imagery.
Efforts to curb the depletion of groundwater present complex challenges for communities and state agencies throughout much of Arizona, California and other Western states.
From Los Angeles Times
We often think of memories like the contents of a museum: static exhibits that we view to understand the present and prepare for the future.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
