How to Use here and now in a Sentence

here and now

noun
  • In the here and now, there’s one more win yet to be earned.
    Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 July 2021
  • There’s too much to do to expect change in the here and now.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Managers must act in the here and now to get things done.
    John Baldoni, Forbes, 6 June 2021
  • But it’s the here and now that’s most important to the Beavers.
    Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 19 May 2022
  • But at this point, right here and now, take the win, feel good and move on.
    Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 26 Sep. 2021
  • My questions about this boyfriend are just in the here and now.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The only guarantees in the NBA are what’s right in front of you in the here and now.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Artists who are ahead of their time often need the most support in the here and now.
    Liza Lentini, Spin, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The impact, though, isn’t isolated to the here and now.
    Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2021
  • Myricks talked about people of faith seeing more than the here and now.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Before here and now could start, though, Nas had to use the bathroom.
    New York Times, 7 July 2021
  • It’s as though the actual results in the here and now don’t count.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Dec. 2020
  • Part of our show takes place in China in the 1960s, part takes place in the here and now, part takes place in the VR video game.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
  • But the point of a product review is to evaluate the here and now.
    Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • City Pop, if nothing else, has the charm of being far away from here and now.
    Will Cady, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
  • There’s a lot to unpack in the here and now while moving forward.
    Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Try to sort out what's truly happening in the here and now.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2023
  • Yet, in the here and now, each day may ask to be considered not as a sign of a trend, but on its own.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 23 July 2022
  • But instead, let’s plant our feet in the here and now and embrace August.
    Leslie Barker, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2021
  • If your mind wanders, bring it back to your breath, happening in the here and now.
    Dana Santas, CNN, 7 July 2021
  • Their children learned to ski here and now bring their children.
    Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2022
  • The dividends of Power Five sway are paying off in the here and now.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 5 July 2022
  • That’s fine for aspiration, but what about the here and now?
    Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 19 Mar. 2022
  • Play gentle music that envelopes guests in the here and now.
    Lindsey Perkins, Bon Appétit, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Hope is the expectation that nothing can change in the here and now.
    Hazlitt, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Our God is a living God, present here and now to give hope to all who believe and call on Him in prayer.
    Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 1 Sep. 2022
  • In the here and now, however, Asia is still battling Covid-19.
    Russell Flannery, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
  • But first: The story begins in the here and now, in a world where the pandemic exists.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
  • This is the art of the here and now, made a year ago, art that goes for three figures, sometimes four, never five.
    Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, The New Yorker, 24 May 2021
  • But even still, show creator D.J. Nash is focusing on the here and now.
    Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2022

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