there's
American-
contraction of there is:
There's the hotel we were looking for.
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contraction of there has: There's been entirely too much said on the subject.
Usage
See contraction.
Example Sentences
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“This is a milestone, there’s no doubt about it,” Wamsted said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
“Whether it’s your friends, your parents, your parents’ friends, your parents’ coworkers — there’s a lot of people out there who can help you,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
By 8:23 p.m., less than 40 minutes until kickoff, there’s no update on the alcohol situation, but Raden is needed on a soccer field at the back of the watch-party space.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
"We have everybody from Walt Clyde Frazier from the old team to the new team, the Knicks City Dancers, there's like five marching bands," he told local media.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
“You can’t see it on this map,” Caesar says, touching the dirt beyond our map, “but there’s more and more land west of Texas and Oklahoma. There’s a place called California. I’ve heard it’s beautiful.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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