the present

noun

grammar
: a verb tense that is used to refer to the present time

Examples of the present in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After the inaugural event's success, Grand Master Woody has since continued to host these competitions annually up to the present day. Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024 And when taking excerpts from Turner’s journals, Seed uses her voice to bring them into the present. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 3 May 2024 His own school days took place amid the most horrific fighting in Europe between World War II and the present war in Ukraine. Jason Farago, New York Times, 2 May 2024 Self-driving cars have been crowned the future of the automotive industry, but in their current form, the software powering those vehicles is stuck in the present. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 1 May 2024 Related Articles Kurtenbach: Klay Thompson wants to live in the present. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2024 But basic channels of communication, and even cooperation in Syria, remained until the present. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Apr. 2024 Like the beloved 2004 film, the musical ping-pongs back and forth in time between the present day, where Older Noah (played devastatingly by Dorian Harewood) is caring for his wife Allie (Maryann Plunkett), who is in a nursing home and deep in the throes of dementia. Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024 In the present timeline, viewers see Lucy finally reach the Griffith Observatory, where Moldaver and members of the NCR are located. Kayla Keegan, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024

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“The present.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20present. Accessed 6 May. 2024.

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