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Examples of plan B in a Sentence
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The plan B candidate option isn't a guarantee A candidate needs 1,215 delegates to be the Republican nominee for president, and at the moment Trump holds a slim lead that is expected to balloon in March.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
And if networks like CBS don't have any shows with initials like NCIS, FBI, or CSI to put on the air, what is their plan B?
—EW.com, 2 Nov. 2023
So come up with a workout plan B, and scrap the class for that day.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Jan. 2024
No social life, no love life … and no plan B Like Kumar and Kumari, Agrawal knows all about competition.
—Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 27 May 2023
While on the plane their friend says if the plane has to turn back, their plan B is to drive to The Forum, where Usher is performing.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023
When the food on a British Airways flight from the Caribbean to London went bad over the weekend, the crew came up with an im-peck-able plan B — with a little help from KFC.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2023
Pretty much, offer a plan B role that can still offer significant support.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 14 June 2023
Too few jobs, too many workers and 'no plan B': The time bomb hidden in India's 'economic miracle' In 2021, some 16,431 people were killed in nearly 18,000 railway accidents across the country.
—Sahar Akbarzai, CNN, 2 June 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1977, in the meaning defined above
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“Plan B.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plan%20B. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
Plan B
trademark
—used for a preparation of levonorgestrel intended to prevent pregnancy following unprotected intercourse or contraceptive failure
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