How to Use be in a Sentence
be
verb
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But once again, there is a new Ford Capri in the world.
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Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
13 July 2024
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There wasn't much offense from the Reds for most of the night.
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Bobby Nightengale,
The Enquirer,
3 May 2023
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Looking over the rack, there were more and more things to like.
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Bradley Ford,
Popular Mechanics,
26 July 2023
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There were five people in the group: four adults and the toddler.
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Aliza Chasan,
CBS News,
24 Sep. 2023
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How can the stuff of stones and bones also be the stuff of thought?
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Julian Baggini,
WSJ,
9 Dec. 2021
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So there were nine months of casting all over the world.
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Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Aug. 2023
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And there are still stocks with plenty of room to grow in 2025.
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Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
24 Dec. 2024
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This seemed to get under the skin of the powers that be in Long Lake.
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Jack Greiner,
The Enquirer,
1 Apr. 2021
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At the same time, we’re supposed to be a nation of laws.
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Gilbert Garcia,
San Antonio Express-News,
9 Apr. 2022
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Two weeks later, there was no longer any need to keep up the act.
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Anshel Pfeffer,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2024
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Keeping the costs down There are a few further ways to help ease the costs in the long-term.
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Amber Middleton,
Fortune Europe,
13 Oct. 2024
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Will Britain’s winter be mild and wet, or cold and dry?
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Denise Roland,
WSJ,
29 Oct. 2022
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Then, of course, there is the mess with Jackson, who is set to be a free agent on March 15.
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Ben Volin,
BostonGlobe.com,
4 Mar. 2023
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Put that in the article, so the powers that be can read it.
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Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
2 Nov. 2022
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Yet the powers that be still refuse to throw Dexter Jettster a cameo.
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Brendan Morrow,
The Week,
4 Jan. 2023
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And when there are more, there will be more recognition of the rules.
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Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2024
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If there were ever a year to subscribe to the Dave’s Picks series, 2024 is the year.
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Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
8 Feb. 2024
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There is no shame in growing and learning along the way.
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Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2024
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Or have the five best non-playoff teams be in a lottery for the first five picks.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
13 Nov. 2021
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At the track, Bacharach was content to let the jockeys and trainers be in charge.
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Beth Harris,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2023
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What will season 5 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel be about?
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Adrianna Freedman,
Good Housekeeping,
17 July 2022
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But there is also the joy of watching one man fly free.
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Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
29 Dec. 2023
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With the final group on the 14th hole, there were five players tied for the lead at 16 under.
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Adam Schupak,
The Arizona Republic,
15 Jan. 2024
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Or with 10 available slots, could a best picture nom be in the stars?
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
18 May 2022
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But there are ways to be prepared and feel more secure.
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Meredith Carey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2023
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The Hill Sprint Series There’s running — and then there are hill sprints.
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Mitch Calvert,
Men's Health,
16 May 2023
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We’re taught to be vigilant and courageous and seek the truth and shine light in very dark places.
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Char Adams,
The New Republic,
19 June 2020
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So the show is stand-up, in the sense that, like, there are jokes every couple of seconds.
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Chris Willman,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2023
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But there is one glaring issue for Clark that White’s new system must address: turnovers.
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Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
30 Dec. 2024
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That is his position, the position of many of his top aides as well, even though there is that reporting.
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Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
30 Dec. 2024
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