be
verb (used without object)
to exist or live.
am being
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present progressiveof be (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I was correct, I guess; here I am, being paid to write about feeling like a rube.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
But it is then that I realize that perhaps I am being looked at with curiosity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
"It never really happened, if I am being totally honest with you - she never really took 100% to any other sheep," he said.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
“OK. I am being nice. I just hope you know what you’re doing,” she wrote back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
I have myself devised many staff plans over the years, and I do not believe I am being unduly boastful if I say that very few ever needed amendment.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
