How to Use in advance in a Sentence

in advance

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  • Call about three days in advance so workers can come to your property and mark the lines.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • Event listings should be submitted at least two weeks in advance.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026
  • To make ahead, cook, peel, and refrigerate the whole eggs up to three days in advance.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • Monthly free public tours, when available, must be reserved well in advance.
    — Adeline Duff, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
  • Booking award travel further in advance tends to give you more access to cheaper awards.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 29 June 2026
  • Swift’s clothes have not always offered a clue that anyone could reasonably solve in advance.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • Large churches schedule over 70% of their messages in advance.
    — Vijesh Mehta, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Wong said Beijing had informed her government in advance of the launch.
    — ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • Air base visits are typically known in advance, rather than last minute, like this visit.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • In the summer season, the park's log cabins make for a fun overnight option and can be reserved up to a year in advance.
    — Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • An agent is only as capable as the services it's connected to in advance.
    — Christian Pickett, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • His team is currently studying just how far in advance of the boot meeting the ball that a direction might be tipped.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 3 July 2026
  • Recipe Tips For Hot Dog Chili Make this up to three days in advance.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • That's because refiners make gasoline with oil purchased in advance.
    — ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • Please send calendar items at least two weeks in advance to ensure a better chance of print publication.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • Please send calendar items at least two weeks in advance to ensure a better chance of print publication.
    — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • This $45 increase may have been cost-prohibitive as badges weren’t selling out as far in advance.
    — Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The yolk filling can be prepared one day in advance and stored, covered, in the refrigerator.
    — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 29 June 2026
  • Giordani gave a 20% discount to guests who booked in advance with no cancellation, and most took her up on the offer.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 July 2026
  • Dylan doesn’t have the habit of announcing his personnel changes in advance, and most people in his orbit stay quiet.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026
  • For best results, prepare 1 to 2 days in advance and refrigerate.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • Hearing the volume, seeing the lights and getting a sense of crowd energy in advance helps avoid sensory shock in the moment.
    — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026
  • Buying tickets months in advance gives you flexibility and lower prices.
    — Joshua Sherrard, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The Amber House is known for its four sumptuous suites and its gourmet, multicourse dinners, which guests can book in advance.
    — Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • Sometimes people simply fail to show up for plans made in advance, without a word of apology or explanation, ever.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 29 June 2026
  • Those consumers are the ones who are far more likely to make plans a few months in advance for the group stage, but not a few days in advance for the single-elimination contests.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Lisa Larson, a broker at Sotheby’s and a board member at her own co-op, says doing a little board recon in advance can help.
    — Clio Chang, Curbed, 1 July 2026
  • Like highway agencies, transit operators often plan years in advance.
    — Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 28 June 2026
  • Davis said events of that scale require planning months — sometimes a year — in advance, with contingencies built into nearly every scenario.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • By addressing these questions in advance, investors can better align vehicles with their broader portfolio goals.
    — Thierry Brunel, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026

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