11 example sentences using present.
Present used in a sentence
Present in a sentence as a noun
We really care about how our graphs look, because graphs represent information.
I'm willing to change just one thing, retest, tweak another, retest and onward until the problem starts to present itself.
If you cant make your data readable enough without manipulating it you just cant present your data that way. Period.
It's not necessarily something that the FBI is going to want to present in court, but it may help lead the investigation we certainly can find that out.
Present in a sentence as a verb
My "favourite" FreeBSD advisory was the 2011 telnetd "christmas present" -- remote root to any system running telnetd with the default options.
Thus, in denying Soverain's petition, the Court did nothing more than say that this particular petition did not present important issues of the kind that warranted its attention.
A hammer, represented as the horizontal pin, is released from a caught position with spring tension on it, which slams into the heart cam and forces it to reset to a predetermined position.
If it is said that the NSA cannot target emails and listen to phone calls, that is going to etch itself into the public consciousness that the technological apparatus required is not present.
Present in a sentence as an adjective
During one surreal leadership presentation where hundreds of people joined via a web meeting and many more were present in person, someone forgot to lock down presenter rights, and people kept drawing on the slides.
It's no accident that the author turns to the authority of feminists for perspectives on men -- despite that being so laughly outside the remit of feminism -- because the entire point, unstated but present, throughout the article is that women have 'got it right' and men should be more like women.
In digital mediawebsites in particularnews outlets seldom if ever treat content with any sort of dignity and most news sites are wedded to a broken profit model that compels them to present a nearly unusable mishmash of pink noisewhich they call content.
Present definitions
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech; "that is enough for the present"; "he lives in the present with no thought of tomorrow"
See also: nowadays
something presented as a gift; "his tie was a present from his wife"
a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speaking
give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
See also: show demo exhibit demonstrate
bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
See also: represent
perform (a play), especially on a stage; "we are going to stage `Othello'"
hand over formally
See also: submit
introduce; "This poses an interesting question"
See also: pose
give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation"
See also: award
give as a present; make a gift of; "What will you give her for her birthday?"
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
See also: deliver
cause to come to know personally; "permit me to acquaint you with my son"; "introduce the new neighbors to the community"
represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
See also: portray
present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"
formally present a debutante, a representative of a country, etc.
recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"
See also: salute
temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations"
being or existing in a specified place; "the murderer is present in this room"; "present at the wedding"; "present at the creation"