How to Use preparation in a Sentence

preparation

noun

• The festival involves a lot of preparation.
• To complete this recipe, plan on about 30 minutes of preparation and 40 minutes of baking.
• With rain in the forecast for the big day, some last-minute preparations had to be made.
  — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2023
• What stands out to you in your preparation for New York?
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2023
• This preparation enabled the crew to capture the essence of each scene in just one or two takes.
  — Callum McLennan, Variety, 4 Jan. 2024
• Every minute of preparation for these ribs is worth the wait.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
• And now, the restaurant is in its final stages of preparation.
  — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2024
• The methods of preparation and the size of the grind differentiate the two.
  — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 13 June 2023
• Wanna see some photos of the venue? Check out our gallery from the GOP preparations.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2023
• Preparation Small says the key to a bold lip is preparation.
  — Essence, 16 Feb. 2024
• But, when part of the finance collapsed, the other financiers bailed and preparations came to a halt.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
• Smith is drawing on years of preparation for the moment.
  — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 25 May 2023
• Slow cook the chicken ahead of time to make night-of meal preparation much easier.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2024
• Bass, who spent part of the week in Paris examining preparations for the Olympic Games, has stayed out of the debate so far.
  — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
• As always, careful preparation was key in the Snake Pit.
  — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2023
• The news and editorial staff of the Bay Area News Group had no role in this post’s preparation.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
• As the host city enters the final stretch of preparations, much has yet to be finalized.
  — Emma Bowman, NPR, 17 Apr. 2024
• In all that new, there were two notable players the Cougars left behind in their preparations for the Power Five.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
• While trick-or-treating is a ways away, that’s not going to stop our preparations for All Hallows’ Eve.
  — Lily Gray, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2023
• But there was much more that went into Thomas’ preparation of the character.
  — Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 June 2023
• The rescuers had moved close enough that the workers trapped inside could hear the preparations for their rescue, Mr. Hasnain said.
  — Suhasini Raj, New York Times, 28 Nov. 2023
• Public comments on the notice of preparation are due by Jan. 17.
  — U-T Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2023
• They are made of cotton, lint-free, and have a medium to fine weave, so they can be used for food preparation and can replace cheesecloth in a pinch.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
• That could add weeks, if not months, before trial preparations could restart.
  — Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2024
• Britain recorded one of the world’s highest death tolls in the pandemic, and Cameron was grilled on pandemic preparations.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 19 June 2023
• In some cultures, death celebrations, preparations and plans are not a weird thing to talk about.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
• Perhaps the most visible signs of preparations up and down the New England coast as the storm approached were the boats, big and small, gleaming and scuffed, being hauled out of the water.
  — Jenna Russell, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
• More than luck, it’s taken him years of preparation with his love of shark teeth hunting only growing stronger.
  — Melissa Pérez-Carrillo, USA TODAY, 3 June 2023
• Luckily, with the right research and preparation, flying with a cat can be a viable and safe option for many.
  — Anna Borges, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2023
• The mayor of Hualien, Wei Chia-yen, attributes the relatively low death toll in his city to advanced preparation.
  — Wayne Chang, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024