She is out for a moment vs She is not here

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'She is out for a moment' implies that the person is temporarily away but will return soon. 'She is not here' simply states that the person is absent without specifying if it's temporary or permanent.

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She is out for a moment

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate that someone is temporarily away and will return shortly.

This phrase is used to inform others that the person is currently not present but is expected to return soon.

Examples:

She is out for a moment, but she'll be back shortly.
He is out for a moment, so we'll have to wait for him to return.

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She is out for a moment
When Caroline wakes up, she tries to reach Stefan while she is out searching for Ivy, but he is not answering his phone.
Perhaps she isn't cut out for domestic life.
She isn't cut out for high level competition.
And, unfortunately, she is out of town for Thanksgiving.
Yvonne does get spotted by a trendy photographer, Tom Wabe (Michael York), but for all the wrong reasons; she is singled out for being poorly dressed.
She isn't cut out for this.
However despite training, she isn't cut out for the life of an assassin, which she realizes after accidentally blowing up her mentor.
She is out of sight for me but not for her.
She is watching out for them, and she eats them raw.
Just because you stopped listening to her doesn't mean she isn't looking out for you.
Everything she does is out of love for you.
Is she cut out for the unknown?
The Endeavour, a North-Country Cat, is purchased by the Government, and commanded by a Lieutenant of the Navy; she is fitting out at Deptford for the South-Sea, thought to be intended for the newly-discovered Island .
Why isn't she out for work, today of all?
She is out of options; she needs an out.
Mitchel meets his sister at a restaurant in order to persuade her to get out of the country so that she is out of Gant's reach.
She is out, I'm afraid.
While she is out, they search her hotel room.
You may have reduced her to vapor know but she is out there, gathering her strength.
She's a weapon, and she is out there hurting people.

Alternatives:

She stepped out for a moment.
She will be back in a moment.
She is momentarily away.
She is temporarily out.

She is not here

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate that someone is absent without specifying if it's temporary or permanent.

This phrase is used to convey the simple fact that the person is not present at the current location.

Examples:

She is not here right now, but you can leave a message.
He is not here today, so I'll talk to him later.

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She is not here to be your guardian, sir.
She is not here to be your guardian, sir.
We have had Mrs Ahern - I am sorry she is not here - saying it will be a disastrous outcome if the committee's report is voted through.
~ But she is not here and I am still grieving for her soul.
She is not here, I promise you.
She is not here, son.
She is not here to be your guardian, sir.
As my father comes back from the theatre She is not here
She is not here, but since you are, why don't you tell us how you describe yourself, your relationship with your chair?
No, Magdalena, she is not here.
It is past 3:00 and still she is not here.
I hate that she is not here.
However, the reason she is not here is pertinent to this debate.
She Is Not Here In The Fourth Stage
Feeling in me is, she is not here to ask.
Look, I believe I was very cool about you dating my best friend, but I didn't know it'd mean that you'd be here all the time even when she is not here.
She Is Not Here In The Fourth Stage
Mr President, I think it is important to actually say why Mrs Randzio-Plath is not here as there may be some opposition to this because of the fact that she is not here.
Katia doesn't agree, and she is not here What's your problem?
So if she is not here and she is not there, where is she?

Alternatives:

She is absent.
She is away.
She is not present.
She is elsewhere.

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