How to Use existent in a Sentence
existent
adjective- I think we should improve existent parks rather than create new ones.
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Roads can range from bad to non-existent.
—Benjamin Tepler, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
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Our work-life boundaries range from small to non-existent.
—Jill Ebstein, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
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That said, the fear of pilling or an oily-looking canvas is non-existent.
—Tatayana Yomary, Essence, 19 Dec. 2025
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Efforts to stamp out non-existent election fraud in swing states.
—Chris Cillizza, CNN, 10 Sep. 2021
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But health measures had ranged from lax to non-existent even as dozens of her colleagues fell ill.
—USA Today, 10 Dec. 2020
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My pores are non-existent, my forehead is snatched and fine-line free, and my skin looks so glassy and smooth.
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 24 May 2026
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The normal new spring growth is non-existent this year and much of the foliage has dark, dry tips.
—oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2022
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Shoots over 50 percent from the floor but his 3-point game is non-existent.
—Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2021
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The evidence for these claims has always been thin to non-existent.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 10 Nov. 2025
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Such struggles have been non-existent when Oettinger faces his home-state team.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
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Pittsburgh torched the Titans non-existent pass rush two weeks ago.
—Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 9 Nov. 2020
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At this point, the Cubs’ starting depth is nearly non-existent.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 24 June 2026
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Locadia couldn't buy a touch and the attack was non-existent.
—Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 23 Aug. 2020
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During Neitzke's speech, any signs of those battles were non-existent.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 18 Dec. 2025
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Last year, growth was non-existent, except for in these businesses.
—Oliver Renick, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
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Nix had to throw it more often partly because the running game was non-existent.
—Nubyjas Wilborn | [email protected], al, 7 Nov. 2021
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States do a great job in running elections, which is why voter fraud is almost non-existent.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2026
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The room available to make plays got smaller by the end of the first, and was non-existent at times in the middle frame.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
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But the evidence supporting any one of them is thin to non-existent.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 20 Sep. 2022
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But that certainly doesn't mean the mental health concerns are non-existent in his adult life.
—Katie Dupere, Men's Health, 11 July 2022
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Now, however, his commute time is non-existent, which means one extra hour of sleep.
—Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 31 July 2020
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Chances for showers are slight, and non-existent for locations south of about Salem.
—oregonlive, 9 July 2020
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Even free throws were almost non-existent as Maryland went to the line just five times and made two attempts.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2026
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But with the approval of a new county policy this week, its future could be non-existent.
—Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2022
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And the Southern belle aspect is so dialed down as to be almost non-existent.
—Demetrios Matheou, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2022
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The last two years, competition and travel has been non-existent.
—Natasha Dado, PEOPLE.com, 3 Feb. 2022
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The almost non-existent atmosphere of the moon.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
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Workers had torn out the back and walls and added a formerly non-existent foundation.
—oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2021
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In other words, the bezels are really thin, almost to the point of being non-existent.
—New Atlas, 16 Jan. 2026
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