How to Use progression in a Sentence

progression

noun
  • Doctors were surprised by the rapid progression of the disease.
  • The right chord progression can tell you where lovers stand, or who the killer is.
    Keyaira Boone, Essence, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The 25-year-old will start a game progression over the weekend.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2023
  • But at the end of the day, there was no forward progression.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Over about a week's time, this phase marks the progression from a first quarter moon to a full moon.
    Terri Robertson, Country Living, 31 July 2023
  • The two also added a rising three-chord progression that led to the hook.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The drug isn’t a cure for Alzheimer’s, but may be able to delay progression of the disease.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 14 July 2023
  • The grind of the year will be the true test of Duran’s progression in those latter areas.
    Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The scourge would spread fast, but the progression of illness would be slow and subtle.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Well, the listener may not be at the same point in the progression of our band as us, but that’s our job.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Rather, lecanemab put a drag on the progression of the disease, the companies said.
    Andrew Joseph, STAT, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The guidance explains the four stages of the disease progression.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2023
  • This type of progression is crucial to the project’s longevity.
    Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2023
  • To hear from some of the leaders in the room about the progression of ballroom, check out my latest story on the scene.
    Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
  • But Packard sees it more as a natural progression of the sport.
    Lacey Latch, AZCentral.com, 30 Apr. 2023
  • That drug, which slows the progression of the disease in people in the early stages, won approval in the U.S. in July.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Now, a new study suggests that the eating plan may slow the progression of prostate cancer.
    Brian Mastroianni, Health, 24 May 2024
  • One highlight of the sale will be a car made near the halfway point in the progression of the automobile so far.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Video showed Gray’s progression from the downtown area to the lakefront, police said.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Got to second and third targets through the progression.
    cleveland, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The goal during any stage of HF is to manage symptoms and slow the progression of the condition.
    Alexandria Jones-Patten, Phd, Health, 18 Aug. 2024
  • The counter-rhythm of how the strings are playing against the jazz bass progression activates my brain and soul in equal measure.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 28 June 2024
  • The steady progression of their joint public outings has reached something of a fever pitch this month.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Although the track feels full, the deepest notes from the progression at the 34-second mark sound weak and indistinct.
    Mark Knapp, PCMAG, 5 June 2024
  • The network tracks the progression of spring by observing growth rates of leaf and flowers across the country.
    Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • This is not what the stipend is meant for; the stipend is intended for career progression only.
    Hazlitt, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The next season, Porzingis explained how that matchup shaped his progression.
    Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
  • Warmer weather on the way also helps restart the springtime progression.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Similar concerns have been raised about the drugs influencing teenagers’ height and progression of puberty.
    Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Using fresh colorectal cancer samples, the researchers discovered that the iron in red meat reactivated the enzyme telomerase via an iron-sensing protein called Pirin, which drove the progression of the cancer.
    New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2024

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