the present

noun

grammar

: a verb tense that is used to refer to the present time

Examples of the present in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The technique requires hypervigilance to the present moment, yet is cultivated through thought exercises that evoke alloyed realities, as through a mixed-reality headset. — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

After much convincing, Stark develops a time machine to send the Avengers back in time and bring infinity stones to the present to revive the people who had been snapped out of existence. — Michael McDonough, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026

The film turns the princess tale into a passage across medieval fantasy, retro-futurist sci-fi and the present day. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

The public must contend head-on with a collapsing currency and runaway inflation, and to ordinary Iranians, describing the present situation as sustainable would sound almost obscene. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the present

• unpleasant
• omnipresent
• peasant
• pheasant
• pleasant