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has-been

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. has-been, back-numbernoun

    someone who is no longer popular

Wiktionary

  1. has-beennoun

    A person, especially one formerly popular or influential, whose popularity or effectiveness has peaked and is now in decline.

The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. has-been

    Any man who thinks he has arrived.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of has-been in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of has-been in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of has-been in a Sentence

  1. John Zimmer:

    Lyft has been successful against big odds because we have always prioritized the long term sustainable growth of both our community and our company.

  2. Ilina Dubey:

    For as long as I can remember, my mother’s been my everything. Since my father would be away in the United States six months in a year, I have grown up with her around me all the time. She has been a huge inspiration for me, not only with what she has achieved in her professional life, but also with what she is in her personal life. She has taught me what it takes to be a good human being.

  3. Justin Crane:

    Liquidity, and thus competition, has remained at a consistently inflated level as policy banks in China, Japan, and Europe progressed with quantitative easing measures, simultaneously there has been a shortfall of borrowers looking to access the syndicated loan markets as lenders have shown an increased willingness to provide large bilateral loans at tight prices to avoid scale backs.

  4. Mario Morcone:

    So far, offers from other countries to take them has been limited.

  5. Carol Channing:

    Just lucky I guess, that was title of my book. It was based on an old joke. Here it is: Cop to hooker, ‘What’s a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?’ She answers, ‘Just lucky I guess.’ That has been my life.


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