How to Use see and be seen in a Sentence

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  • The British Fashion Awards is the place to see and be seen.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Come evening, the rooftop bar is one of the city’s hottest places to see and be seen.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Kaizen is the sushi spot to see and be seen in downtown Phoenix.
    Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2022
  • Come to see and be seen, but don’t tell anyone about it.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Erewhon is now one of Los Angeles’s hottest places to see and be seen.
    Sam Burros, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • Thursday night at Armandos is the night to see and be seen.
    Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Summer league is a place to see and be seen, so look out for cameos by current Celtics.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022
  • Whereas Basel and Frieze tend to attract a very see and be seen sort of crowd, here the people come strictly for the art.
    Leena Kim, Town & Country, 1 July 2022
  • More than just a respite to rest your weary head, The Hoxton, Amsterdam is a place to see and be seen.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2021
  • Courchevel is the spot to see and be seen by your fellow rich and famous skiing friends.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2021
  • And celebrities—always there to see and be seen—also throw their hats into the fray.
    Michael Solomon, Forbes, 6 May 2023
  • Tel Aviv Jaffa is undoubtedly the place to see and be seen in Tel Aviv right now.
    Isabelle Kliger, Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • Its rooftop pool is the place to see and be seen in Rio, whether guests prefer to relax on a lounge chair or head to the bar to socialize.
    Samantha Falewée, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2023
  • Celebrities and athletes pay $600 and up per night to see and be seen at its pools and Mastro’s Steakhouse.
    Christopher Helman, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
  • The bus full of models pulled up to a crowd of people outside Delvey’s apartment ready and waiting to see and be seen.
    Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The lobby became a place to see and be seen after Mr. Starck redesigned it in 1988, but over the years had lost its buzz.
    Hilary Reid, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Overlooking the glistening Vessel at Hudson Yards, the rooftop pool is the place to see and be seen.
    Anna Haines, Forbes, 16 June 2022
  • If there is a place to see and be seen in Abu Dhabi, sitting under the fanciful string lights on this patio might just top the list.
    Ann Marie McQueen, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Rosenthal first staked out turf in Hartford in 1986, opening up Max-on-Main, which quickly became a place to see and be seen in the city.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, 7 Mar. 2022
  • But don't take the private vibes too literally—this is a place for media and fashion types to see and be seen.
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Yes, guests appreciate their chance to see and be seen, but Unicef is at the core of all their motivations.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 31 July 2022
  • What ties these disparate looks together, experts said, is a desire to see and be seen.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2021
  • The premieres take place in the cavernous Grand Auditorium Louis Lumière, a place to see and be seen.
    Rachel Handler, Vulture, 17 May 2022
  • Below, Robertsson shares his personal guide to Paris—including all the hot spots to see and be seen at.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 July 2023
  • From its perch on West 52nd street, 21 Club became a place to see and be seen for entertainers, business leaders and politicians.
    Kelly McCleary and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, 12 Dec. 2020
  • The hotel’s 80 rooms are situated around a courtyard, and a pool is less a place to see and be seen and more a chance for hotel guests to enjoy a dip in privacy.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 19 May 2022
  • Thus, February is a truly magical time to see and be seen in St. Moritz, the peak (pardon the pun) of all luxury alpine ski and resort towns.
    Rachel King, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2023
  • But beyond vanity, the many styles signified a communal space where all could see and be seen.
    Frank Rojas Brian Fraser, New York Times, 17 July 2023
  • And without the open channels the internet would soon bring, there were fewer ways for the disenfranchised to find one another, to see and be seen.
    David Kajganich, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2022
  • From the annual Coachella music festival (returning April 2022) to the picturesque resort pools, Palm Springs is a place to see and be seen.
    Michelle Stansbury, Marie Claire, 9 Aug. 2021

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