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has-been [ˈhæzbi:n, Am -bɪn] N pej inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he has been disgraced
er ist in Ungnade gefallen
security has been strengthened
die Sicherheitsvorkehrungen wurden verstärkt
it has been speculated that ...
es wird vermutet, dass ...
this glass has been used
dieses Glas ist schon benutzt
justice has been done [or served]
der Gerechtigkeit wurde Genüge getan
teaching has been her life
der Lehrberuf war ihr Leben
the economy has been strengthened
die Wirtschaftslage hat sich verbessert
he has been charged with murder/theft
er ist des Mordes/wegen Diebstahls angeklagt
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he has been suspended on half-pay
er wurde suspendiert und auf halben Lohn gesetzt
progress has been slow but steady
es ging langsam, aber stetig voran
the plan has been comprehensively rejected
der Plan wurde in allen Punkten abgelehnt
work has been at a standstill
die Arbeit ist niedergelegt worden
the school has been repainted throughout
die Schule ist vollkommen neu gestrichen worden
he has been convicted of stealing
er ist des Diebstahls überführt worden
the ship has been irreparably damaged
der an dem Schiff entstandene Schaden ist nicht behebbar
the plan has been quietly dropped
der Plan wurde stillschweigend fallengelassen
business has been hammered by recession
die Rezession schadet dem Geschäft
the land here has been over-cropped
auf diesen Feldern wurde Raubbau getrieben
the body has been interfered with
die Leiche zeigt Spuren eines Sittlichkeitsverbrechens
she has been recommended for promotion
sie ist für eine Beförderung vorgeschlagen worden
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The fact that people are even giving this has-been the time of the day is farcical.
www.espncricinfo.com
If he loses, at that point, he becomes a has-been.
www.thestar.com
He couldn't fathom why management was playing has-been veterans instead of giving him a chance to prove he could be a star.
torontolife.com
For the foregoing reasons, and for many others too numerous to mention, the horse is just about a has-been.
www.theglobeandmail.com
During the early 1970s, the upstairs featured retreads and has-been acts mostly with the occasional group on the rise.
en.wikipedia.org
You are a has-been and not a very nice person to boot!
www.smh.com.au
She leaves show business to go back to her lover, who is back together with his wife and wants nothing to do with a has-been celebrity.
en.wikipedia.org
It doesn't take long for the richest clubs to find a new wunderkind or to forget a crock or a has-been.
blogs.soccernet.com
Upon his return, he was received with a complete absence of fanfare and told that he was a has-been who had been passed up for the next rookie in line.
en.wikipedia.org
It's a contest of minds where confidence, control and a taste for razor's-edge maneuvers separate the original gangsters of the skies from the wannabes and has-been.
en.wikipedia.org

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