there's

American  

[thairz] / ðɛərz /

1. contraction of there is:

   There's the hotel we were looking for.

2. contraction of there has: There's been entirely too much said on the subject.

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Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

"There's so little record of normal people from this time, there's hardly anything but I think they probably would have been a lot like the women in the play," she says.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Nuzzo felt "there's too little data" to indicate whether infected people needed to be displaying symptoms -- or be in "close, prolonged contact" -- to transmit the virus to others.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

And then there’s the really bad news: The vast majority of older Americans — and their children — have no way of paying for the help they are likely to need.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Individually, there’s much daring good work from the actors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Last time you checked, there’s no drive-in on Kindcreek, but as the road becomes rough, its asphalt splitting, you look to the right and see an island of activity and light.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith