How to Use at present in a Sentence

at present

phrase

• My kids, at present, will only eat fruits with a peel, because then the poop can’t get in.
  — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 23 July 2026
• Some were allowed back home this week, but not all of the fires are under control at present.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
• Morgan Wallen and Noah Kahan remain the only artists to each have two albums in the top 10 at present.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
• Obviously, there is not much room in the top 10 at present for anyone who is not either a country star or Ariana Grande.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
• The independent judiciary that America enjoys is rare in the history of mankind and among all nations of the earth even at present.
  — Tom Campbell, Oc Register, 4 July 2026
• South Korea’s headline index is one of the most volatile markets in the world at present, having fallen 28% from an all-time high notched on June 22.
  — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 21 July 2026
• In other words, the app is being designed to allow community groups to watch and talk about series together, though the company wouldn’t share many specific details on those features at present.
  — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026
• Their pursuit follows United’s decision to abandon a move for Atalanta midfielder Ederson at present.
  — David Ornstein, New York Times, 13 July 2026
• The Morocco international, 18, is not Madrid’s top priority at present.
  — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 24 June 2026
• But the outcome of this work doesn’t explain the blanks being raised at present, argued Jeremy Siegel, emeritus professor of finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
• While the whereabouts of the necklace at present are unknown, Town & Country reports that a silver ‘D’ necklace that Diana wore as a teenager sold for $8,000 at an auction in 2017.
  — Freya Drohan, InStyle, 26 June 2026
• While no doubt politically infeasible, any Syrian intervention in Lebanon at present would certainly be militarily infeasible even if Sharaa actually wanted to launch one.
  — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
• There are around 260,000 to 330,000 potential workers in the industry at present but only just over half are in work, according to ScreenSkills, a figure that has declined since 2022.
  — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 14 July 2026