How to Use be in a Sentence

be

verb
  • But once again, there is a new Ford Capri in the world.
    — Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 13 July 2024
  • There wasn't much offense from the Reds for most of the night.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 3 May 2023
  • Looking over the rack, there were more and more things to like.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2023
  • There were five people in the group: four adults and the toddler.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • How can the stuff of stones and bones also be the stuff of thought?
    — Julian Baggini, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2021
  • So there were nine months of casting all over the world.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
  • And there are still stocks with plenty of room to grow in 2025.
    — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This seemed to get under the skin of the powers that be in Long Lake.
    — Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2021
  • At the same time, we’re supposed to be a nation of laws.
    — Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Apr. 2022
  • Two weeks later, there was no longer any need to keep up the act.
    — Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Keeping the costs down There are a few further ways to help ease the costs in the long-term.
    — Amber Middleton, Fortune Europe, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Will Britain’s winter be mild and wet, or cold and dry?
    — Denise Roland, WSJ, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Then, of course, there is the mess with Jackson, who is set to be a free agent on March 15.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
  • The suit asked that Yearwood and Miller be banned from playing girls sports in the state.
    — Madeleine Carlisle, Time, 10 June 2021
  • Put that in the article, so the powers that be can read it.
    — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Yet the powers that be still refuse to throw Dexter Jettster a cameo.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 4 Jan. 2023
  • And when there are more, there will be more recognition of the rules.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
  • If there were ever a year to subscribe to the Dave’s Picks series, 2024 is the year.
    — Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 8 Feb. 2024
  • There is no shame in growing and learning along the way.
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Or have the five best non-playoff teams be in a lottery for the first five picks.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Jon, Lin, and all the powers that be could have made the decision to not shoot in the Heights.
    — Marilyn La Jeunesse, Glamour, 9 June 2021
  • At the track, Bacharach was content to let the jockeys and trainers be in charge.
    — Beth Harris, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023
  • What will season 5 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel be about?
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 17 July 2022
  • But there is also the joy of watching one man fly free.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2023
  • With the final group on the 14th hole, there were five players tied for the lead at 16 under.
    — Adam Schupak, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Or with 10 available slots, could a best picture nom be in the stars?
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 May 2022
  • There are two ways to watch the series through Fubo or Peacock.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • There isn’t a day that goes by that my kids don’t feel love from their father.
    — Avalon Hester, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Additionally, if there are any steps that are confusing, now is the time to do the research or watch a video.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
  • But two people close to the show said management continues to support the alternative approach to the broadcast and there are no imminent changes.
    — Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025

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