How to Use here and now in a Sentence

here and now

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  • But there is not much reason to think that this is our story — in the here and now.
    — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 31 Aug. 2020
  • People only want to talk about what Is affecting them right here and now.
    — al, 21 Aug. 2020
  • But the broader, mammalian crawl toward new norms doesn’t provide much solace in the here and now.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
  • These kinds of relaxation techniques can keep you in the here and now rather than falling into the traps of what-ifs.
    — Ashley Laderer, SELF, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end — here and now.
    — USA TODAY, 8 Nov. 2020
  • Others are seeking an audience in the here and now via streaming, even at the risk of getting lost in what’s become a torrent.
    — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2020
  • Highly physical and decisive, you are taken up with the here and now, and the end of the quarantine can't come soon enough.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2020
  • Going to space softens the agonies of the here and now even when the space story is just a refraction of an earthly problem.
    — Lydia Kiesling, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2020
  • In the here and now, Johansson is deliberate and careful in choosing her roles.
    — Mitchell S. Jackson, Marie Claire, 29 Oct. 2020
  • The contemporary counterparts of the desk killer, according to Gretton, can be found in the here and now.
    — Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2020
  • Fox not only narrates, and dominates a here and now conveyed in elegant black-and-white photography.
    — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Commentators whose political instincts were shaped decades ago might insist otherwise, but in the here and now, the right is losing the culture war and losing it decisively.
    — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 10 June 2020
  • Both incidents forced fans to confront the fact that the series is the product of Britain in the ’90s, a time and place whose unquestioned assumptions were different from those of the here and now.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 6 July 2020
  • In the here and now, there’s one more win yet to be earned.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 July 2021
  • In the here and now, the deal makes the Blazers better.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 17 Nov. 2020
  • There’s too much to do to expect change in the here and now.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Managers must act in the here and now to get things done.
    — John Baldoni, Forbes, 6 June 2021
  • Chad Michael Murray just wants to live in the here and now.
    — EW.com, 27 Nov. 2023
  • But it’s the here and now that’s most important to the Beavers.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 19 May 2022
  • But at this point, right here and now, take the win, feel good and move on.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 26 Sep. 2021
  • My questions about this boyfriend are just in the here and now.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Besides, in the here and now, Brees has the upper hand now.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2020
  • The only guarantees in the NBA are what’s right in front of you in the here and now.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Artists who are ahead of their time often need the most support in the here and now.
    — Liza Lentini, Spin, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The impact, though, isn’t isolated to the here and now.
    — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2021
  • Myricks talked about people of faith seeing more than the here and now.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Before here and now could start, though, Nas had to use the bathroom.
    — New York Times, 7 July 2021
  • It’s as though the actual results in the here and now don’t count.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Part of our show takes place in China in the 1960s, part takes place in the here and now, part takes place in the VR video game.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Instead of worrying about the here and now, give yourself permission to check out from life.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2024

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