How to Use development in a Sentence

development

noun
  • Have there been any new developments in the case?
  • The software is still in the early stages of development.
  • I try to keep up with the latest developments in computer technology.
  • Good nutrition is important for proper muscle development.
  • The company offers many opportunities for professional development.
  • The move is part of a development plan already in the works.
    Lisa J. Huriash, Sun-Sentinel.com, 2 July 2018
  • Talk to your child about the baby in a way that is in line with their development.
    Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 28 June 2022
  • The firm wants to build the office development at that corner.
    Jeanne Houck, Cincinnati.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Handy was hired at the time as a player development coach.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022
  • Now the next phase in her development is taking more shots.
    Laken Litman, Indianapolis Star, 22 Mar. 2018
  • To give birth to something and raise it through development.
    Anatola Araba Pabst, ELLE, 20 May 2022
  • The development of this savoir faire is what made France a nation of cheese eaters in the first place.
    Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2021
  • Wohler believes the iso cam will aid in his development.
    Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The first wave of Blockchain development was all about the tech, and very little about the magic.
    George Howard, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Does Andy have both a talent deal and a development deal?
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
  • The mayor noted that resetting the project could bring changes to the next development.
    John Benson, cleveland, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Their cells are far busier than adults’ cells, hard at work on growth and development.
    Herman Pontzer, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2022
  • The two vaccines furthest along in development both must be kept frozen.
    Maggie Fox, CNN, 15 Sep. 2020
  • That shifts the focus of your chest development slightly.
    Brett Williams, Men's Health, 11 Jan. 2023
  • This research comes on the heels of new developments in Alzheimer’s drugs.
    Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Downtown Bethesda is about four and a half miles from the development.
    Benjamin C Tankersley, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Time will tell, though a development in recent days helps their cause.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Welch says of the development of the new nine-piece collection, which has some of its roots in her childhood.
    Alexis Brunswick, Vogue, 15 May 2018
  • But the shift did not allow the lizards to overcome their habitat loss from human development.
    Danielle Ivanov, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Mullen has inked two in the same time frame while relying on development and scheme while keep a close eye on the transfer portal.
    Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Oct. 2021
  • There is also no guaranty that putting the brakes on development will.
    Jamie Giellis, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019
  • This would be the best way to maximize bulb development prior to harvest.
    oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2020
  • Bleak because all of these developments happened within the past month alone.
    John Legend, The Root, 25 Dec. 2017
  • X-factor Wentz’s development holds the key to the season.
    David Humphrey, star-telegram, 25 Aug. 2017
  • The biggest challenge Hurston is facing now in the lengthy play-development process is time.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2021

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