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.
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With rain in the forecast for the big day, some last-minute preparations had to be made.
— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2023 -
The true value is in the contest and the preparation, not the outcome.
— Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024 -
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 -
Then, the team begins preparations for the next group of arrivals.
— AZCentral.com, 14 May 2023 -
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 -
There was hardly any space to cook, courtesy of the bar that the boys used as a preparation island.
— Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 16 May 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 -
All the camp preparation is done, all the sessions are planned, the June schedule is planned out in terms of our meetings.
— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 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 -
The song, a nod to LeToya’s early career with the legendary group, echoed through the room, adding a nostalgic touch to the preparations.
— Shelby Stewart, Essence, 1 Aug. 2024 -
The building is already plumbed for showers and has a kitchen for on-site meal preparation.
— Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2023 -
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 -
Seven months later, her preparations were put to the test.
— Colleen Hagerty, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 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 -
But that doesn't mean that Raver was instantly granted the chance to direct or that the preparation process was easy.
— Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2024 -
The chefs had to split preparation options from raw, steamed, mouse, poached, fried, roasted, smoked and blackened.
— Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024 -
As a child in the 1970s, Mr. Chu remembers watching preparations in Rizal Park.
— Terry Tang, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024 -
From the beginning, the Hawthorne location was envisioned to have full-scale, on-site food preparation.
— Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024 -
Season 6 is set against the backdrop of Mel and Jack’s romantic spring wedding season, chronicling the preparations — and the big day — alongside new twists, fresh drama and more love triangles.
— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2024
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