Sentence examples for present begins from inspiring English sources

The novel's narrative present begins in November 2008.

The tribunal hearing against the Essendon players, past and present, begins next week and could result in suspensions of up to two years for players.

With painters, it is the near present which is more inclined to breathe down their necks – provided, that is, that we are all prepared to agree that the present begins with the hallowed nativity of Pablo Picasso... Yes, the ceaselessly inventive presence of Pablo Picasso mocks their imaginative shortcomings, and deftly points out new routes through the labyrinth.

My favorite scene that fused Scout past with Scout present begins with the summer when Dill never showed up.

The dock, in Mr. Lusk's symbol-threaded installation, is a transitional zone where past and present begin to intersect.

Their hourlong meeting, which the two men were able to conduct without Chinese representatives present, began at about 1 a.m.

"Matches without red cards and controversy seem impossible for Arsenal at present," began the Guardian's report of Arsenal's trip to Mallorca in mid-September.

After a moment's silence in honour of all victims of domestic abuse, those present began to go through the familiar motions.

And the caliber of the new programs and schedules the networks present beginning on Monday will help determine the upfront's outcome.

His professional present began in 1985 with the publication of Zone 1/2, a soft-cover anthology of writings on the contemporary city.

The crowd ostensibly assembled to show support for the ambushed firefighters, but some people present began attacking a nearby Muslim prayer hall.