ben
adverb
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Definition of ben
(Entry 1 of 3)
: within
ben
prepositionDefinition of ben (Entry 2 of 3)
: within
ben
nounDefinition of ben (Entry 3 of 3)
: the inner room or parlor of a 2-room cottage
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For one, there are those aforementioned ben-wa balls, which at least for the moment are occupying August Ames’s attention. — Peter Rubin, WIRED, "Coming Attractions: The Rise of VR Porn," 17 Apr. 2018 The film connects black Americans to a continent that has ben positioned as mysterious, disease-infested and dark to the Western world. — Erica Ayisi, The Root, "Make Wakanda Real by Embracing Your African Roots," 5 Mar. 2018 So…a swimming pool filled with ben wa balls instead of plastic sundae sprinkles? — Lisa Beebe, Los Angeles Magazine, "A Fifty Shades Pop-Up Experience Is Coming to L.A. and We Need a Safe Word," 26 Jan. 2018 More flying eggs, Theota Avenue: On Oct. 19, a Theota Avenue man called police after waking up to find his house had ben egged with toilet paper strewn about. — John Benson, cleveland.com, "Thief takes dirt bike from garage: Parma Police Blotter," 26 Oct. 2017 In fact, rebounds have ben a hallmark of this division. — SI.com, "AL Central Standings," 9 Sep. 2017 Sanchez has ben an Arsenal player since July 2014, when the North London club paid Barcelona £32m for his services. — SI.com, "Monaco Set to Try to Lure Contract Rebel Alexis Sanchez Away From Arsenal With £45m Bid," 4 Aug. 2017 The case is still under investigation and no arrests have ben made, according to TMZ. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, "Million Dollar Matchmaker Star Patti Stanger Robbed While Filming Reality Show: Report," 8 July 2017 And next to it, since this is the only way to read texts like the Book of Jonah, is one of the great commentaries that Jonah provoked, that of Obadiah ben Jacob Sforno. — New York Times, "with the headline: Bernard-Henri Lévy.," 29 Dec. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ben.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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