How to Use existence in a Sentence

existence

noun
  • She began to doubt the existence of God.
  • In the grand scheme of J&J’s 135-year existence, that’s not that long.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • There are two types of notes that have been the bane of my existence.
    — Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 July 2022
  • This itself is the karmic cream pie in the face of existence — the sound of one hand slapping.
    — Ty Burr, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Levis will want to erase all copies of this game from existence.
    — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2022
  • The Post was unable to confirm the existence of this video.
    — Shane Harris, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The type of sky that fills one with awe at the beauty and mystery of existence.
    — Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
  • No two-loss team has ever made the four-team field in the first eight years of existence.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 29 Nov. 2022
  • It's happened for as long as the sport has been in existence.
    — The Courier-Journal, 6 May 2023
  • But this was a bug that appears to have been in existence for years.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The Jones Act’s existence was meant to ensure a ready supply of ships and mariners in case of war.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 3 Feb. 2024
  • But poor Giselle has grown bored of her New York City existence and seeks change.
    — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The track didn’t make the cut at the time, and until recently, few knew of its existence.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Auerbach’s new work emerged from no less heady a quandary than the existence of free will.
    — Julia Felsenthal, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • These little piles around my home are the bane of my existence.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The existence of those recordings was all that was needed to sway them to his will.
    — Dan Bekerman, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
  • At least, that’s where the spark for it first flared into existence.
    — Brian Freedman, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The giant orange tube is the last such tank in existence.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The existence of the new vessel was first reported by The War Zone.
    — Edward Szekeres and Brad Lendon, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The regime’s problem with the West is the West’s very existence, which obstructs its path to a global caliphate.
    — Reza Pahlavi, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
  • In his 2016 memoir, Born a Crime, Trevor wrote that his very existence was a crime in and of itself.
    — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The mere existence of such a case is bad news for any nominee.
    — Niall Stanage, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
  • This is an adage that applies to much of the life eking out an existence in the crushing depths of our oceans.
    — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
  • These are songs that need the existence of a Juliette Gréco to form themselves, to spring to life.
    — Bart Bull, SPIN, 20 June 2023
  • That's twice as many people than the number of Jews in existence.
    — Justin Gest, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
  • That’s twice as many people than the number of Jews in existence.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Clearly, Kate is no longer the bane of the Viscount's existence—and still the object of all his desires.
    — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2023
  • It’s the very existence of a hunting season, in this case for the Inuit of Greenland.
    — David James, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Information gleaned from the tomb also confirms the existence of other early Egyptian kings in the surrounding enclosure.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2025
  • There are now more than 2.7 million active podcasts in existence, according to Podcast Industry Insights.
    — Essence, 28 Mar. 2025

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