in the presence of (someone)

idiom

: when (someone) is present : around

Their daughter is shy in the presence of strangers.

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In my household, Thanksgiving was a time for my family to reconnect and enjoy one another’s company in the presence of food and football. —

Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2024 Something that automatically does it for her though, is being in the presence of her sons. —

Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 30 Oct. 2024 The Taliban has enacted a new measure prohibiting Afghan women from praying aloud or reciting the Quran in the presence of other women. —

Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 To be in the presence of God’s word is a spiritual experience, not unlike the Catholic experience of contemplating an icon, or the Roman experience of standing before Minerva and Venus. —

Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the presence of (someone)

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in the pocket of (someone)

in the presence of (someone)

in the process

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