How to Use plan B in a Sentence

plan B

noun

• The cyanide seemed to have no impact, so the killers moved to plan B — shooting him.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2022
• For now, the White House isn't discussing any plan B to raise the debt ceiling.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2023
• And back up that trust with a plan B, at the very least, for every campaign.
  — Vix Reitano, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
• Pompeo’s plan B for Iran didn’t include the outline of a stronger deal, or any deal at all.
  — Heather Hurlburt, Daily Intelligencer, 22 May 2018
• Had the problem just been the rain, plan B would have been to spend the rest of the day testing the cars on the roads around Monticello instead.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 17 May 2018
• Conte never seems to have a 'plan B' when things aren't going his way.
  — SI.com, 14 May 2018
• If not, move on to plan B: lubricants that can help clean dirty or jammed zippers.
  — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2019
• By starting Sterling, England have a better plan B late in the game.
  — SI.com, 11 July 2018
• Finally, have a plan B in place if there is a sizeable shock to the economy.
  — Ryan Weissmueller, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
• There’s definitely a smart way to leave without a plan B in place.
  — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 20 Jan. 2022
• So Ferrari decided on plan B: Vettel would make his soft tires last the rest of the race—a total of 39 laps.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 9 Apr. 2018
• According to Love, plan B had been trying to get a Cobain biopic off the ground as recently as 2020.
  — Vulture, 30 Dec. 2022
• As for strike contingencies, CBS is keeping its plan B options close to the vest for now.
  — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
• In other words, in times like now bonds would be a nice safety cushion—a plan B for your portfolio.
  — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2020
• So, what's the first step, the plan B for Americans who are prepping for the potential of unrest post-election?
  — Alison Medley, Chron, 2 Nov. 2020
• But what if the island hasn’t realized its goal of being entirely garbage-free by 2032—is there a plan B?
  — Karen Gunn, National Geographic, 22 Apr. 2019
• Last year the society complied a full report on plan B schemes--ways to tinker with the planet on a grand scale to save us from ourselves.
  — Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2010
• There were no conflicting ideas or plan B in case a bodybuilding career did not work out.
  — Kumar Mehta, Forbes, 21 June 2022
• Still, Usman is the champ with his fantastic wrestling as plan B against Edwards, who may lack the power to truly hurt Usman.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2022
• As farfetched as this idea seems, some are seriously thinking of leaving right away, while many more hold the idea as their plan B, if things get worse.
  — Steve West, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2020
• Clearly, a Golden Globes plan B needed to be hurled into action.
  — James Andrew Miller, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2021
• Contrary to Mr Johnson’s plan B, there would be no transition period if there were no deal.
  — The Economist, 4 July 2019
• Having a viable plan B is not something English national team soccer is used to seeing and the men’s team should take note.
  — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 31 July 2022
• Rather than hold its college commencement outdoors on the campus lawn, Georgetown went with plan B, and moved indoors.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 19 May 2018
• Have a plan B … and C Birth doesn’t always proceed as expected, especially for a first-time mom.
  — Katherine Hobson, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020
• The plan B -- now due for the plebiscite -- is somewhat less generous to companies than its predecessor.
  — Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019
• But the committee had a plan B — hours of Stepien’s previous interview with the panel that was recorded on video.
  — Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2022
• So Fink and the family developed plan B — Joshua's formal conversion to the Jewish faith.
  — Christina Lords, idahostatesman, 1 May 2018
• Toss a pair of traction devices into your pack, and if all else fails, have a plan B in mind, such as an exploration of the lower-elevation foothills section of the parks.
  — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 8 Apr. 2021
• From my intimate point of view, library school is a bit of an academic catchall, sometimes a plan B, appealing to weirdos of many backgrounds.
  — Alice Bolin, Longreads, 26 June 2018

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024