How to Use precedence in a Sentence

precedence

noun

• The song and the production took precedence over the artists.
  — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2021
• And that’s when the tacos took precedence over the barbecue.
  — Bob Carlton | [e-mail], al, 2 Feb. 2023
• The lords would sit in the middle, in order of precedence, their sons and wives to the side.
  — Catherine Ostler, Town & Country, 24 Feb. 2022
• The idea that Travis used the Zola ad to troll Swifties has precedence.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 19 June 2024
• In such cases, the needs of the land, if not the planet, must take precedence.
  — Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Apr. 2024
• The passing game might need to take precedence against the Bruins.
  — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Nov. 2021
• For 10 long years, affairs of state took precedence over affairs of the heart.
  — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2022
• When your kid gets sick, taking them to the doctor will take precedence over your need to go to the gym.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 3 Jan. 2023
• When the cost of housing must take precedence over the cost of healthy food, medicine, heat or fuel.
  — Richard Besser, ABC News, 30 July 2021
• As in all sports, the safety of our players must take precedence above all else.
  — CBS News, 31 Oct. 2023
• The aggressor’s rights do not take precedence over the rights of its victims.
  — Lawrence H. Summers, Foreign Affairs, 15 June 2023
• In the six months since, a new buzzword has taken precedence: habits.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021
• Taking care of kids and a job might take precedence over tidiness.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2023
• The real animals around her—on her farms, and the hardy Herdwick sheep up in the hills—took precedence.
  — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2022
• But the title wasn’t enough to take precedence over his talent, and his plans to stay behind the scenes quickly changed.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2022
• At the same time, your duties to your own child do take precedence over your concerns for the children of others.
  — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2023
• Or did the immediate threat to all the children who might be born with H.I.V. take precedence?
  — Michael Specter, The New Yorker, 7 June 2021
• No squabbling between Betty and me about what takes precedence, the side dishes or the lamb.
  — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 1 May 2021
• Strength and conditioning will take precedence in the first phase.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2022
• In many instances, the size of the book shelf and available space will take precedence over the number of shelves when deciding what’s best for you.
  — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2023
• The constitution of Bhutan sets out a prince taking precedence over a princess.
  — Town & Country, 14 June 2023
• If the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that our health should take precedence.
  — Joseph Lustberg, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
• What’s going to take precedence: my life or my shelter?
  — Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2021
• The two were seen making out backstage at the Golden Globes, after all, so there is precedence.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 12 Mar. 2023
• There may also be change of control clauses in contracts that will take precedence over the process.
  — Sharon Heaton, Forbes, 1 July 2022
• On some days sick kids are the priority, and work and clients take precedence on others.
  — Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2021
• For them, doing the right thing took precedence over cashing out the winning ticket.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2021
• When does a political stand, or a moral stand, take precedence over art?
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 May 2022
• At Burgos Santoyo Smith, Inc., the client's well-being takes precedence.
  — Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
• Dig deep, ask experts and let your intelligence take precedence over feelings.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024