How to Use planning in a Sentence

planning

noun
  • Careful planning made the party a success.
  • The planning part takes a few hours.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Is the state planning to do that?
    — The Week Us, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
  • This is where long-term planning pays off.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
  • That’s where smart planning comes in.
    — Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Some grow through long-term planning.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 2 June 2026
  • Start planning, pack lean, and go.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
  • But planning can only go so far.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
  • A little planning goes a long way.
    — Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Still, planning is only part of the process.
    — Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Of course, the shooting took much less time than the planning.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Long hours, steady work, careful planning.
    — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • How is Flick planning to deal with so many injuries?
    — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Last-minute stops Even with all of the planning, there are some last-minute changes.
    — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Making this sweet drink is easy but requires a bit of planning.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The redesign of the bridge is in the early planning phase.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The design for the landmark is still in the planning stages.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2026
  • That takes some forward planning.
    — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • With careful planning, a track saw can be used to make batches of parts.
    — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The good news is that most of them are avoidable with a little planning.
    — Ryan Brennan may 19, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
  • And once one parade ends, the planning process for the next one begins.
    — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • A bit of planning was required for the challenge.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • That’s why planning now matters.
    — Chuck Page, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Sign up here for budgeting tips, meal planning and more.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 25 May 2026
  • Sign up here for budgeting tips, meal planning and more.
    — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 18 May 2026
  • But this isn’t an estate-planning story per se.
    — Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The free space of an acid trip is best preserved by a small amount of advance planning.
    — Jia Tolentino, Bon Appétit, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The strategic planning team can use even longer-term forecasts.
    — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This is why early planning matters so much.
    — Brian Duggan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Your future self -- and your heirs -- will thank you for the proactive planning.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025

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