How to Use prepare in a Sentence

prepare

verb
  • The teacher prepared the students for the test.
  • The nurses prepared the patient for surgery.
  • Your room is being prepared now and should be ready soon.
  • She tried to prepare herself for bad news.
  • The sailors are preparing themselves for a long voyage.
  • We don't have much more time to prepare ourselves for their arrival.
  • Farmers are busy preparing the soil for planting.
  • The pharmacist prepared the prescription.
  • They'll be arriving soon. We don't have much more time to prepare.
  • And then so our guys are prepared.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Then does all this stuff to prepare his body.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2026
  • But this will help prepare us down the stretch.
    Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Teams have had months to prepare for this draft.
    Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Here's how to prepare your home.
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Nov. 2025
  • We should be prepared for them, but not to be scared of them.
    Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Choose meals that are easy to prepare and let your kids help cook.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • Cypert’s white Hyundai prepares to make a left-hand turn.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2026
  • But don’t forget to take steps to prepare your home.
    Jolie Kerr, Washington Post, 31 May 2026
  • What was the process like in terms of preparing for that role?
    Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
  • How did that prepare you for this series?
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Read more on how creators can prepare for what comes next.
    Katie Salcius, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • When preparing to store, do not mix fruits.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The store prepares your food as usual.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
  • This did not prepare me for Salt Tree.
    Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Some of them are done, but that’s a lot to be preparing for.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The inside reef flashed its teeth as the wave sucked up and prepared to break.
    Noah Lederman, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2025
  • There were no goals to be found and the teams began to prepare for a shootout.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Oh, nothing prepared me for it.
    Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
  • But there’s still a lot to prepare for in those second, third, and fourth years!
    Sara Gaynes Levy, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023
  • Just be prepared that these products do have a strong odor that takes time to fade away.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 June 2026

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