be
verb (used without object)
to exist or live.
is being
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present progressiveof be (3rd 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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Advanced Micro Devices stock is being sold by Cathie Wood but the fund manager isn't giving up on the chip sector.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
He said they were now sheltering in a school that is being used as a refuge for those who survived.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Asia’s third-largest economy is being powered by an AI boom that Nvidia’s second-quarter results confirmed is far from being over.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Meanwhile, Kalshi competitor Polymarket is being scrutinized for offering bets on disasters such as wildfires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Not when the person I trusted wholeheartedly for twelve years is being accused of something horrible.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
