Examples of the present in a Sentence
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Parental care and milk provisioning have undoubtedly helped mammals thrive from the time of the earliest dinosaurs to the present day, yet mammals are not unique in assisting their offspring.
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
Albini was a giant of punk and experimental rock music from the ’80s to the present day.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Some scientists have even pondered whether the microbes in their waste could survive in those conditions — perhaps even to the present day.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2024
After the inaugural event's success, Grand Master Woody has since continued to host these competitions annually up to the present day.
—Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024
And when taking excerpts from Turner’s journals, Seed uses her voice to bring them into the present.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 May 2024
His own school days took place amid the most horrific fighting in Europe between World War II and the present war in Ukraine.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Self-driving cars have been crowned the future of the automotive industry, but in their current form, the software powering those vehicles is stuck in the present.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 1 May 2024
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—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2024
Albini was a giant of punk and experimental rock music from the ’80s to the present day.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
Some scientists have even pondered whether the microbes in their waste could survive in those conditions — perhaps even to the present day.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2024
After the inaugural event's success, Grand Master Woody has since continued to host these competitions annually up to the present day.
—Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024
And when taking excerpts from Turner’s journals, Seed uses her voice to bring them into the present.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 May 2024
His own school days took place amid the most horrific fighting in Europe between World War II and the present war in Ukraine.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Self-driving cars have been crowned the future of the automotive industry, but in their current form, the software powering those vehicles is stuck in the present.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 1 May 2024
Related Articles Kurtenbach: Klay Thompson wants to live in the present.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024
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“The present.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20present. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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