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

Designers looked to the past to set the tone of the present moment in time. —Rhonda Richford, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025

With the present show, where the artistic directors serve as moderators, Kronenberg and Guerra further fulfill their foundational goal — to support work by women choreographers. —Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025

Schoen is trying to take care of the present first. —Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025

Neither do the momentary passions (hello, Ukraine) that might forever bind the narrative to the present decade. —Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for the present

• unpleasant
• omnipresent
• peasant
• pheasant
• pleasant