Example Sentences

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Along with goalkeeper Ben Wilson, the trio have been motivating presences in the dressing room and on the touchline, highlighting the squad strength and Lampard's people management skills.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Tokyo and Seoul, which both host large presences of U.S. troops, have sparred frequently over the decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

But smaller firms without global presences will be out of luck.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

That’s to say, where rivers are recognised as alive, enlivening presences in story, art and law, rather than –– as Isaac Newton put it –– ‘brute inanimate matter’.

From Salon • May 28, 2025

The house billowed around her light then dark, full of presences without sounds.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison