How to Use progression in a Sentence

progression

noun
  • Doctors were surprised by the rapid progression of the disease.
  • The right chord progression can tell you where lovers stand, or who the killer is.
    Keyaira Boone, Essence, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The 25-year-old will start a game progression over the weekend.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2023
  • But at the end of the day, there was no forward progression.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Over about a week's time, this phase marks the progression from a first quarter moon to a full moon.
    Terri Robertson, Country Living, 31 July 2023
  • The two also added a rising three-chord progression that led to the hook.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The drug isn’t a cure for Alzheimer’s, but may be able to delay progression of the disease.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 14 July 2023
  • The grind of the year will be the true test of Duran’s progression in those latter areas.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The scourge would spread fast, but the progression of illness would be slow and subtle.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Well, the listener may not be at the same point in the progression of our band as us, but that’s our job.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The guidance explains the four stages of the disease progression.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2023
  • This type of progression is crucial to the project’s longevity.
    Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2023
  • But Packard sees it more as a natural progression of the sport.
    Lacey Latch, AZCentral.com, 30 Apr. 2023
  • One highlight of the sale will be a car made near the halfway point in the progression of the automobile so far.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Video showed Gray’s progression from the downtown area to the lakefront, police said.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The steady progression of their joint public outings has reached something of a fever pitch this month.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The network tracks the progression of spring by observing growth rates of leaf and flowers across the country.
    Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • This is not what the stipend is meant for; the stipend is intended for career progression only.
    Hazlitt, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The next season, Porzingis explained how that matchup shaped his progression.
    Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
  • Warmer weather on the way also helps restart the springtime progression.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The film tracks their relationship's progression through the decades.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 1 June 2023
  • The type and progression of your arthritis will determine the treatment.
    Lauren Del Turco, Health, 6 Feb. 2024
  • But the zone used in Triple A this year has jolted that gradual progression with a zone smaller than that employed in the big leagues.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Fain said the union proposed 90-day progression to the top pay rate and to restore pensions and retiree health care for all workers.
    Bydavid Welch, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The progression of the series focuses on the growth of their relationship and how Jane lets her walls down for John.
    Malik Peay, Essence, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The 29-year-old, who has a long list of injuries in his past, is awaiting clearance to resume a throwing progression.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2023
  • However, the very deepest note in this progression falls just outside of the speaker’s range.
    PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Though it's been just over a month since the Texans drafted Stroud, he's already made some major strides in his progression.
    James Mueller, Chron, 1 June 2023
  • There are few options available to slow the progression of Alzheimer's and dementia.
    AZCentral.com, 27 June 2023
  • Many of them could benefit from treatments that could slow the progression of disease.
    Byrichard Eisenberg, Fortune Well, 15 June 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'progression.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: