How to use been in a sentence

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• My old encyclopedia has been gathering dust on the shelf for the past decade.From the entry encyclopedia
• There had been words between him and the secretary about the outcome of the meeting.From the entry word
• I haven’t been back home across the pond in twenty years.From the entry pond
• He’s been crowing all day about winning the game of cards.From the entry crow
• Many baby girls have been abandoned on the streets of Beijing.From the entry abandon
• This idea has been about for a while but has only recently become fashionable.From the entry about
• He turned on her and has been her enemy ever since.From the entry on
• In many places, Acadian has been supplanted by English and by Standard French.From the entry Acadian
• He’s always been an accommodating neighbor, offering to help with anything.From the entry accommodating
• Sorry to spring it on you like this but I've been offered another job.From the entry spring
• Since the decision has already been made, I see little point in further discussion.From the entry point
• They were to have been married overseas but COVID forced a change of plans.From the entry be
• It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him.From the entry be
• They met a couple of years ago, but have been dating for about five months.From the entry date
• I could have been Secretary of State now if I hadn’t left politics five years ago.From the entry now
• The crop output this year has been comparatively small, owing to the deficit in rainfall.From the entry deficit
• I've been lifting weights for a full year now, but I'm finally getting big.From the entry big
• I've always been big into sport, but I'm especially big into football.From the entry big
• The frequency of bus service has been improved from one every 15 to one every 12 minutes.From the entry frequency
• The mine was worked until the last scrap of ore had been extracted.From the entry work
• I have never been in love as much as I have with you.From the entry love
• The Second World War is said to have been a great accelerator for many scientific findings.From the entry accelerator
• Her baby had always been active, even before he was born, when he would kick her bladder.From the entry baby
• Each of these aircraft has been upgraded with a new radar and a more powerful engine.From the entry radar
• Police have been unable to ID the body found in the river.From the entry id
• Malware's sometimes been known to sit dormant for a long time.From the entry know
• She suddenly felt strange, and only then realized she'd been drugged.From the entry drug
• She suddenly felt strange. She realized her drink must have been drugged.From the entry drug
• I’ve been studying Japanese for three years, and I still can’t order pizza in Tokyo!From the entry Japanese
• He seemed yet to be convinced. — He seemed not yet to have been convinced.From the entry yet
• A young man of 20 has been paying interest at an exorbitant rate of 10%.From the entry of
• The woman known until now as Witness X has been unmasked after a court ruling.From the entry x
• Suppose that Mr and Mrs X have been married for many years.From the entry x
• There has been a cutback in federal subsidies. Rates have been increasing too.From the entry too
• Hey, girl, I haven't seen you since last week! Where you been?From the entry girl
• Various types of concrete have been used in the construction of this highway.From the entry concrete
• The sidewalk was made of concrete that had been poured in large slabs.From the entry concrete

Meaning of been

1. verb Remote past form of be.
2. verb Synonym of be (infinitival sense).

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Questions about been in a sentence

How do you use been in a sentence?

Been is used as a verb. For example: “He been had that job.”

What is a short sentence with been?

“He been had that job.”

What does been mean?

Been means remote past form of be.