How to Use being in a Sentence

being

noun
  • I knew it was true in the core of my being.
  • The page of 100-point scorers, for the time being, is empty.
    Peter Warren, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2023
  • But for the time being, USC’s backfield depth means more time for Brown elsewhere.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The work is still nascent and, for the time being, will be reserved for lower-volume products.
    Mark Gurman, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Other pitchers stepped up, and now, for the time being, other hitters will be asked to do the same for Mullins.
    Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 31 May 2023
  • For the time being, Obenberger wants to keep the research grounded on Earth.
    Byjonathan O’Callaghan, science.org, 12 May 2023
  • In the Further, though, there are other beings — and some have bad intentions and want to try and claw their way back to the land of the living.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 7 July 2023
  • For the time being, the new southbound bridge will be used to carry northbound traffic over the river.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The town is a wreck, and the only living beings that come out to greet the liberating column are some dogs.
    Robert Zubrin, National Review, 7 Apr. 2024
  • For the time being, Kenya’s police deployment plans are on ice.
    Lenny Rashid Ruvaga, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Our past doesn’t hang over us, it’s woven into our very being.
    Allison Noelle Conner, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
  • Thank you for teaching me how to forgive beings and give another chance, not to be so quick to judge and write off.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 July 2023
  • Gomez will voice the entity known as Khaji-Da, a being that imbues and controls the Scarab.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023
  • For the time being, passkeys created with Chrome and Edge on Apple platforms are not.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 8 May 2023
  • The lawyers argued that no trial date be set for the time being, while the two sides work through pre-trial motions and hearings.
    Devlin Barrett, Anchorage Daily News, 11 July 2023
  • Leave your easy-going side behind for the time being -- instead, roll up your sleeves and prepare to dive deep.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The question of Being comes down to a realization of our own being.
    Theodore McDarrah, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The club might be okay with him in a bench role for the time being, and LeMahieu might not be out long-term, but his injury exposes their lack of depth in the infield.
    Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Ginkgo This tree is known as a living fossil being as these trees can live 3,000 years.
    Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 15 July 2023
  • While keeping some of the menu details close to the vest for the time being, Emily said patrons can look forward to high-end cocktails.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The problem is everyone else in the kingdom, who have lived in terror of beings like her for centuries.
    Vulture, 30 June 2023
  • For the time being, Hong Kong seems to be setting aside those concerns and betting on foreign investment to bring back some of the city’s wealth.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The initial take on fishman karate — the humanoid beings’ combat style — fell into the latter, Scalise said.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
  • The tears are his person, his being, and his deliverance.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
  • All that has produced an off-season of immense turnover for a club that spent the previous half-decade being among the most consistent in the USL.
    Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Black women could show up as fully whole beings because Turner herself had the courage to do so.
    Taylor Crumpton, refinery29.com, 26 May 2023
  • The popular promotion returned last year for the first time since the pandemic with a few changes, the biggest being price.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2023
  • People are social beings, and their actions tend to align with others.
    Perry Carpenter, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • However, none are downtown, with the closest being in South Park.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The overarching feeling, though, seems to be one of not wanting to harm other beings.
    Town & Country, 8 June 2023

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