How to Use in stages in a Sentence

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• The ticket release will occur in stages, and the rule of the game is first come, first served.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 Aug. 2023
• The loan is paid out in stages to your contractor as the work is performed.
  — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023
• There are a few things in the works, in stages of development.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2024
• The discovery of zero doesn’t seem to have come all at once, but rather in stages.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2021
• Note: Some of these moves are advanced, so try learning them in stages.
  — Jennifer Cohen, Health, 18 June 2023
• Proxies or Russian troops could seize swathes of Ukraine in stages.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
• Doing the work in stages can reduce the stress on your pocketbook.
  — George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
• This most likely happened in stages, like a reverse version of The Ascent of Man.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
• The project should be pursued and developed, perhaps in stages.
  — Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2023
• For most people, letting go is a process that can only be taken in stages.
  — Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023
• Fold ¼ of the meringue into the almond flour batter to lighten the batter before gently folding in the rest of the meringue in stages, ¼ at a time.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023
• For a cake like this, in which the wet and dry ingredients are added in stages, take care to only mix lightly to combine with each step.
  — Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2023
• Crews will work in stages on the I-65 through the North Split interchange over the next several days — first on its northbound lanes, then on southbound lanes.
  — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2023
• Fifty hostages will be freed in stages, in exchange for the release of what Hamas said would be 150 Palestinian prisoners.
  — Josef Federman, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2023
• The government’s new funding will be introduced in stages over the next few years, to allow supply to ramp up.
  — Cassie Werber, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
• The trick is to add ingredients to the pot in stages, which allows for the flavors to deepen and intensify.
  — Trish Clasen Marsanico, Good Housekeeping, 20 June 2023
• That’s the first step of its exit strategy, which is unfolding in stages to give customers time to use up their balance and pay off any loans.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 14 Feb. 2023
• As vaccines have helped push new cases to a fraction of the peaks reached last winter, the CDC has moved in stages to relax its guidance on face masks, travel and schools.
  — Julie Wernau, WSJ, 9 July 2021
• In the worst case, the shoring will be removed in stages — one direction, then another — so lanes can be replaced and portions of the road can be kept open to traffic.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• State leaders had always planned to gear up the market in stages, giving a chance for a diverse set of participants to get a toe-hold.
  — Michael Hill, Fortune, 5 June 2023
• Whipping the butter, sugar, and eggs in stages creates a wonderfully light and fluffy texture, which helps give the cake its rise.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2023
• The law is also to be implemented in stages, with the largest online platforms expected to have to comply in mid-2024.
  — WIRED, 28 Oct. 2022
• Against Link's wishes, Owen presented the benefits and risks of getting the surgeries in stages or having all the repairs done at once.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
• Against Link's wishes, Owen presented the benefits and risks of getting the surgeries in stages or having all the repairs done at once.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
• The service will launch next year and work with existing phones for free on the company’s most popular plans, rolling out in stages, Sievert said.
  — Scott Moritz, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2022
• Again, a tree loses its ability to move water and nutrients, but does so in stages, more slowly.
  — Camille Stevens-Rumann, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2023
• The route is broken down into seven sections that are being launched in stages, as only one-third of the track is even partially complete, per the AP.
  — Laura Sanders, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Dec. 2023
• How to Repair Car Rust Rust forms in stages, and knowing where a problem spot is in that decomposition process can help point you to the right solution.
  — Ben Wojdyla, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2023
• The team recently received another grant from the state and will release a second evaluation in stages over the next two years.
  — Calmatters, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2024
• Rather than haphazardly wash, dry or load whatever is nearby, clean by dish type in stages.
  — Genevieve Ko, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024