been

[bin, ben]

verb

1. past participle of be.

been

/ biːn, bɪn /

verb

1. the past participle of be 1

Example Sentences

The new inquests into the disaster in 2016 exposed the fact that there had been no legal obligation for the public authorities involved to cooperate or be transparent.

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The insurance for social sciences staff had been suspended by the university's insurers as a Chinese firm had brought a defamation suit against Sheffield Hallam after it was named in a report she produced.

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Funding for the programme has been in limbo due to the more-than-month-long shutdown.

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"Henry's been tremendous. The way he's bonded - it's like he's known us for years," said Earl.

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So there would have been a question if O'Neil had joined - how could Wolves succeed under him without the players he valued the most?

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