in the presence of (someone)
idiom
: when (someone) is present : around
Their daughter is shy in the presence of strangers.
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But regions of space-time can also become disconnected, or decoupled, in the presence of strong gravitational fields, such as those found in and around a black hole.
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Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
Spending time in the presence of others who matter to you.
—Paula Davis, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who counts Second Lady Usha Vance among his employees, swore Vance in as vice president in the presence of his family, President Donald Trump and other officials.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
Simply passing air containing water droplets (in the presence of the atmospheric nitrogen) through the mesh creates a chain of reactions that results in ammonia.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2025
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Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
Spending time in the presence of others who matter to you.
—Paula Davis, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who counts Second Lady Usha Vance among his employees, swore Vance in as vice president in the presence of his family, President Donald Trump and other officials.
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
Simply passing air containing water droplets (in the presence of the atmospheric nitrogen) through the mesh creates a chain of reactions that results in ammonia.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the presence of (someone)
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“In the presence of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20presence%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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