How to Use phase in a Sentence

phase

1 of 2 noun

• The project will be done in three phases.
• He's in the final phase of treatment now.
• He has been throwing tantrums a lot, but the doctor says it's just a phase.
• The building project marks a new phase in the town's development.
• The next phase is even thornier.
  — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
• Most things fail in the sleep phase.
  — Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
• So that’d be the next growth phase and growth area.
  — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
• It's thought the phase could last a few days or a week.
  — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
• The project will be built in phases.
  — Tara Molina, CBS News, 3 June 2026
• That project is in the planning phase.
  — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
• Many of these are still in the testing phase.
  — Malana Vantyler, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• But that's only the first phase.
  — Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
• On the road, both phases have come unglued.
  — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• And how long was the post-retreat phase?
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
• Down Time This is the wrap-up phase.
  — Brian Moran, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
• It’s not lost on them that this is their final phase.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
• The man who coined the term has already named the next phase.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• As of this writing, the first phase of the deal has moved ahead.
  — Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
• Grief came in phases, Aubry said.
  — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
• There were no caveats or quibbles about what a phase two might look like.
  — Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
• The firm said the first phase would take about five to six weeks to complete.
  — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 1 May 2026
• What phase of the lunar cycle is the moon in now?
  — Mariyam Muhammad, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
• The project will now move to the final design phase.
  — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
• But remember that this is just a phase.
  — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
• This wasn’t a gentle nudge into the next phase of life.
  — Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 17 Apr. 2026
• The next phase was another two and a half, three weeks.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
• This is the first phase of his new gaslighting approach.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
• After the draw, there will be a third lottery phase.
  — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
• But rather than put a pin in this saga, the deal throws the case into a new phase.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
• But, at this phase, the race seems to be Taylor's to lose.
  — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025

phase

2 of 2 verb

• But the young Wings weren’t phased.
  — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
• The rollout is phased over three years.
  — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
• The word of caution didn’t phase her—at least, not at first.
  — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
• Well, that doesn’t phase the Brewers.
  — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
• If public speaking does not phase you, get on stage.
  — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
• Switch had long since been bought by Vans, and Vans phased them out.
  — Lisa Jhung, Outside, 9 Feb. 2026
• Damon, meanwhile, wasn't phased at all.
  — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 11 Feb. 2026
• The dissonance doesn’t phase him.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
• If your balcony is hot and sunny all day, that won't phase lantana.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
• The head coach told reporters that he's not phased by the Thursday's loss.
  — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
• But that hasn’t phased the horror director.
  — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Dec. 2025
• Lawmakers plan to phase the new funding system in over two years.
  — Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2022
• The flat tax would be phased in over four years, to be completed in 2026.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
• Kellogg and General Mills have since pledged to phase them out.
  — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
• Sandy, rocky soil and extreme heat will never phase ice plant, which originates from Africa.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
• The reform would phase in over four years with the flat rate taking effect in 2026.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2023
• But Curry did not seem phased by the situation.
  — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
• Yet, despite the suspicion that garages are where bad things happen, most cities want to build more of them rather than phase them out.
  — Max Holleran, The New Republic, 25 Apr. 2023
• The bureau will also phase in increases to parking permit costs over four years.
  — oregonlive, 1 Mar. 2022
• For example, workers might start to travel more as cities phase in their reopening plans.
  — Suzanne George, Forbes, 11 May 2021
• The company began phasing the engines out of most models last year.
  — Sean Tucker, AJC.com, 27 Feb. 2026
• After two years of bloodshed, Israel and Hamas have agreed to phase one of a ceasefire deal.
  — October 9, NPR, 9 Oct. 2025
• The system has trended both colder and wetter as two storms are now more likely to phase together.
  — Joe Ruch, CBS News, 4 May 2026
• Nat Gale said the city hopes to phase in an entirely electric fleet by 2035.
  — Alex Putterman, courant.com, 21 Nov. 2021
• Some activists want to end nuclear energy today, and others want to phase it out soon.
  — NBC News, 4 Nov. 2021
• The size discrepancy did not phase the Bulldog, who bounced the ball off the backboard for the go-ahead shot.
  — Olivia Sayer, AJC.com, 23 Jan. 2026
• In response, the Wu administration agreed to delay the new fees and phase them in over time.
  — Catherine Carlock, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
• The commission over four months has allowed Metro to slowly phase some cars into service.
  — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022
• Even the growing number of brands eyeing the high jewelry segment isn’t phasing her.
  — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 June 2026
• Not phasing the rollout can make things stressful and even lead companies to cut corners in other areas.
  — Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025