How to Use in motion in a Sentence

in motion

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  • If there is a show, the standby line process will be in motion.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026
  • My ideas from this trip will be some of my best ever, once in motion.
    — Datwon Thomas, VIBE.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Dream big as the moon and Jupiter clash, but wait to set a plan in motion.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The woman jumped on his hood and fell off while the vehicle was in motion.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • Bright blue, neon green, tie-dye shades, and more—this set puts the summer rainbow in motion.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • To pause the wheels in motion, connect with your child before parting ways.
    — Katrina Donham, Parents, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Here’s what the signal looks like, who set it in motion and how shoppers are being told to think about it.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Identity here is very much in motion, much like the young athletes themselves.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Andre had been thinking about solar for a while and one shocking electric bill set things in motion.
    — David Wade, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This past weekend offered a vivid reminder of that purpose and our mission in motion.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 9 July 2026
  • One wall text claims that Brancusi aimed to depict his animals in motion.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The singer, born Austin Post, had a plan in motion to design the perfect ring for the bride-to-be.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The wheels are in motion, and Liverpool want to do the deal at around £100million.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Barbecue, as a tangible thing (and an idea) is always in motion.
    — Adrian Miller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • Once in motion, Taylor doesn’t rely on anyone’s propulsion but her own.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Rams threw 133 passes last year to a receiver who was in motion at the snap.
    — Michael Beller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • By the vehicles’ own logic, their infotainment was not safe to use while in motion.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The East Palace begins with a funeral that sets many of the events of the series in motion.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026
  • There are black scrawls that follow the arc of an arm in motion, a style of mark-making that recalls Cy Twombly.
    — David Lê, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Herbert dropped back into shotgun and sent Tre’ Harris in motion from right to left.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Lancers have used Rhoa (6-5, 300) as a blocker in motion.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Rather, something more deliberate appears to have been in motion.
    — Mahad D. Darar, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Huna arrives on shelves as ElGendy finds himself in motion again.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Drendel has been moving Zitko around, sending him in motion at times to try to create mismatches.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Playful, flirtatious and constantly in motion, the track proves how much energy can come from groove alone.
    — Brittney Williams, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026
  • With that as the starting point, and the premise now fully in motion, season two hits the ground running with the wind of absurdity at its back.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • To that end, Milojo consistently has a wide variety of projects in motion.
    — Amy Amatangelo, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Six came in a sublime inning of good contact and runners in motion against the Houston Astros.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Root for the Cincinnati Bearcats College football season is in motion.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Eadweard Muybridge, among the first to put pictures in motion, knew by instinct that many of those pictures should contain naked people.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

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