How to Use preparedness in a Sentence

preparedness

noun

• The military is in a state of preparedness.
• But that sense of self-reliance and preparedness is one of the many things trail runners grow to love.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
• Days of preparedness ahead of Hilary appear to have paid off in L.A.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023
• And central to any, and all, of those plans is the need for psychosocial and mental health preparedness.
  — Brenda Rivera-García, CNN, 1 Oct. 2022
• One thing about the Heat that can never be questioned is preparedness.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2022
• Much of it was based on the premise that the basics of emergency preparedness are the same for any real-life disaster.
  — Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
• But the preparedness and heroism did not keep four students from being killed.
  — Mark Follman, WSJ, 12 May 2022
• The best way to start talking with your toddlers about wilderness preparedness?
  — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 27 May 2022
• For Sewell, the perfect work makeup look should exude health and preparedness.
  — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 July 2024
• Both were involved in a group that promotes preparedness for the biblical end times.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 3 Apr. 2024
• Both he and Vallow were involved in a group that promotes preparedness for the biblical end of times.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 2 June 2024
• To focus on Israel’s preparedness in no way excuses the Hamas attacks and is not meant to blame the victim.
  — Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2023
• Both were involved in a group that promotes preparedness for the biblical end-times.
  — Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 16 Aug. 2022
• Taiwan’s earthquake preparedness has evolved over the past few decades in response to some of the island’s largest and most destructive quakes.
  — John Yoon, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
• For one thing, the future of Mr. Netanyahu, whom many Israelis blame for the lack of preparedness on Oct. 7, is highly uncertain.
  — Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Nov. 2023
• For Ronald Emile, an understudy, Gold’s approach has gone far in terms of his level of preparedness.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022
• The zoo's contingency plan for storm preparedness paves the way for every animal at the park to have a safe place to go, Massaro said.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2022
• Even when Africans led the world in pandemic preparedness, they were treated with contempt.
  — Mark Suzman september 8, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2023
• But that’s all the more reason for government preparedness.
  — Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 5 Nov. 2023
• Pet preparedness Staying home: ▪ Pet supplies in your kit: Add about two weeks of pet food in your preparedness kit.
  — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 31 May 2024
• Friends and former colleagues said that Ms. Perino has a knack for preparedness that exceeds most.
  — Jeremy W. Peters, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2023
• Read more about earthquake preparedness and resilience, and get caught up on the latest earthquake news from the Los Angeles Times.
  — Matthew Ballinger, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022
• There were rumors of heavy drinking and a general lack of preparedness.
  — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
• The fact that Kennedy had a bunker at all, albeit an unused one, placed him in the minority in terms of preparedness for nuclear war.
  — Jenn Morson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2023
• They were flanked by tanks, missiles and other weapons in a show of military preparedness and readiness.
  — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023
• Jackson seemed to hit a new level of preparedness in the days leading up to his showdown with the Chiefs and the gold standard at his position, Patrick Mahomes.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2024
• Thomas also notes that the preparedness and training of many trans actors has increased in recent years, the result of social change.
  — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 June 2022
• At his pro day, Carter also had gained weight and struggled to make it through his drills, calling into question his preparedness.
  — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
• The destruction wrought by Camille reshaped both disaster preparedness and disaster response in the U.S.
  — Justin McBrien / Made By History, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
• Two other reports released in April found that communication breakdowns and a lack of preparedness contributed to the fires.
  — Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024