been around

Idioms  

1. Been present or active; especially, gained experience or sophistication. For example, This book isn't new; it's been around for many years, or This strategy won't fool Bill; he's been around. [First half of 1900s] Also see get around.

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Example Sentences

“Joshua trees are so resilient — they’ve been around for millions of years,” said Anne Polyakov of the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, who led the expedition.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

So Media Matters for America has been around since 2004, and it serves as a media accountability group.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

With northerly winds across the UK, the temperature has been around 4-7C below average this week.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Spiders have been around for at least 140 million years, far longer than we have, and in some cultures have become a symbolic creature with surprising superpowers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

At Trevor’s house, it’d only been around ten minutes, so I tried that.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

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