presence

• He turned from Moraes with noble disdain, and bestowed a reassuring smile upon his guests Sahib," said the old man, "the wise lingers not where his presence is an inconvenience. —  The Path to Honour
• Their conversation bored him and their presence was a nuisance. —  Democracy, an American novel
• They had crawled unperceived through the thick high canes and our first intimation of their presence was a murderous volley raking our lines from right to left. —  The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of the Rebellion History, Reminiscences, Description of Battle of Irish Bend, Carrying of Pay Roll, Roster
• What but this, that ye had done some great wickedness, wherefore ye must be driven away from the gathering of gods and men lest your presence should be a defilement? —  Stories From Livy
• Both Mr. and Mrs. Tilton greatly enjoyed the society of Beecher, for, besides being a great intellectual force, his presence was an antiseptic 'gainst jaundice and introspection. —  Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators

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