How to Use "Being" with Example Sentences

being (n): a living thing; the act of existing

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Used with adjectives:

"We are living beings."
(living, human, rational, intelligent)

"He thinks he saw magical beings."
(magical, supernatural, alien, strange)

"Do you believe in a supreme being?"
(supreme, divine)

Used with verbs:

"We are studying how humans were brought into being."
(be + brought into, came into)