How to Use in the presence of (someone) in a Sentence

in the presence of (someone)

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Definition of in the presence of (someone)next
  • Rouse did something Blacks were taught to avoid in the presence of whites.
    — Dave Lieber, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Do not take mail from carriers in the presence of dogs.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2023
  • Under very high heat, and in the presence of carbon, the quartzite gives up most of its oxygen.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Most of them will die in the presence of that antibiotic.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Quanta Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
  • And his teammates, some of Europe’s biggest stars, were in awe of being in the presence of majesty.
    — Nick Bertram For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2022
  • To be in the presence of a person who spoke so well was a revelation.
    — Stacia L. Brown, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Then add in the presence of journalists who, at least in the beginning, were strangers.
    — Terence McGinley, New York Times, 28 June 2023
  • On the wall behind the vehicle were images of young, tan people having a blast in the presence of the tiny truck.
    — Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 25 Jan. 2023
  • And the judge did not feel comments Hill made in the presence of the jury affected its guilty verdict.
    — Dakin Andone, CNN, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The swab is to be taken while Heuermann is in the presence of his attorney, who had opposed it.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • This was true when a substance was cooled in the presence of magnetic fields or applied after the fact.
    — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The charge is capital because Wallace was killed in the presence of her children.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 9 July 2023
  • But in the presence of [section] 1014 and the step-up in basis, that's not necessarily true.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • And this past June, a public high-school football coach who had prayed on the field after games in the presence of students was allowed to get his job back.
    — Shannon Bream, Fox News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Thanks to her late legendary owner, Choupette has been in the presence of many influential figures over the years.
    — Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The corpse of someone who died by violence was thought to bleed in the presence of his or her killer, a kind of supernatural proof of crime.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
  • When in the presence of a large number of such objects, Pilgrim writes, the overwhelming feeling is one of heavy sadness.
    — Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 5 Jan. 2023
  • In fact, a color such as Peach Fuzz might do its job better in the presence of complementary and accent tones.
    — Cameron Sullivan, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The Tennessee law bans adult cabaret performances in public or in the presence of children.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The challenge comes when data indicate some of our students do not learn as well in the presence of law enforcement.
    — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But in the presence of someone further ahead on the path, clouded visions of the future can regain sharper focus.
    — Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
  • The order grants the prosecution’s motion to obtain the oral swab sample in the presence of his attorney.
    — Mark Morales, CNN, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Prosecutors asked the judge to order that Mr. Trump be allowed to view some evidence only in the presence of his lawyers.
    — Corinne Ramey, wsj.com, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Most readers will respond to Taylor’s contagious excitement in the presence of Wordsworth and Rilke and Beethoven.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
  • Visitors will notice some changes in the near future, such as new trash cans and an increase in the presence of state personnel to patrol the area, steps urged by the staff report.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The alarm is in the direction of travel, and in the presence of warning signs from other pieces of data that usually get less attention.
    — Neil Irwin, Axios, 2 Aug. 2024
  • But who would even notice her quirky accessories in the presence of her most drastic haircut in forever.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Responding officers recognized the man, who had been evicted earlier in the day in the presence of police and a court bailiff.
    — cleveland, 7 Sep. 2023
  • An Alabama man remains in jail, accused of killing a Florida father in the presence of a small child at the center of a custody dispute.
    — Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 27 Mar. 2023
  • And work dating back to the 1970s showed that indoor nitrogen dioxide levels in the presence of gas stoves could be far higher than outdoor levels.
    — The Conversation, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023

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