in the presence of (someone)
idiom
: when (someone) is present : around
Their daughter is shy in the presence of strangers.
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Roland Gossage, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
These are not soldiers but regular citizens who have had their lives hijacked by the war, conscripted now — and perhaps for the rest of their lives — into soldiers, experts with weapons and tactics, cool-headed in the presence of things like landmines and injuries in the battlefield.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
But regions of space-time can also become disconnected, or decoupled, in the presence of strong gravitational fields, such as those found in and around a black hole.
—Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
Spending time in the presence of others who matter to you.
—Paula Davis, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Roland Gossage, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
These are not soldiers but regular citizens who have had their lives hijacked by the war, conscripted now — and perhaps for the rest of their lives — into soldiers, experts with weapons and tactics, cool-headed in the presence of things like landmines and injuries in the battlefield.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
But regions of space-time can also become disconnected, or decoupled, in the presence of strong gravitational fields, such as those found in and around a black hole.
—Lyndie Chiou, Quanta Magazine, 24 Feb. 2025
Spending time in the presence of others who matter to you.
—Paula Davis, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the presence of (someone)
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“In the presence of (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20presence%20of%20%28someone%29. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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