in the presence of (someone)

idiom

: when (someone) is present : around

Their daughter is shy in the presence of strangers.

Examples of in the presence of (someone) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sitting in the room with Cortez and Bayne, there is a gravitational pull that can be felt when in the presence of opposites who speak the same language. —

Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024 What Zamata couldn’t have foreseen, though, is that she would be asked to sing on the show in the presence of musical theater legend Patti LuPone. —

Amos Mac, Them, 9 Sep. 2024 Chinx’s widow, Janelli Caceres, was in attendence throughout the court proceedings and shared her experience being in the presence of the man responsible for taking her children’s father’s life. —

Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Aug. 2024 Here, days may range from those on a lounge chair, ordering another rum punch, to ones spent trekking past coconut trees in the presence of Ancient Polynesian temples. —

Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the presence of (someone)

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