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.
  • Our preparation has just been so good.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
  • One slip, one crash, one foul can end years of preparation.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • But what sets them apart is preparation.
    — Jaime Catmull, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • One stood out in terms of preparation.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • There is, of course, so much preparation.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • That doesn’t mean that there’s no preparation, though.
    — Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
  • But preparation alone is not enough.
    — Edward F. Davis, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
  • Even when that preparation wasn’t easy.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Every minute of preparation for these ribs is worth the wait.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2023
  • What have preparations looked like?
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026
  • And be calm and present and locked in on preparation until game day.
    — Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Hours of workouts and months of preparations have all led to one event.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
  • The preparation began when the town was in sight.
    — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
  • On our arrival, the kitchen was in full preparation mode.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
  • People asked us about the preparation for this project.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Enjoy your move-in and your preparations for class.
    — ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Two bags of flour were stored open on the floor near the dough preparation station.
    — Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • That preparation was a part of the problem.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • What did preparation for those scenes look like, and did each of you perform your stunts?
    — Giana Levy, Refinery29, 8 May 2025
  • What better time for that preparation than now?
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
  • With rain in the forecast for the big day, some last-minute preparations had to be made.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2023
  • That’s what last-minute exit preparation is about.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • His preparation is the same every day.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Some have only nine days of preparation.
    — Emmanuel Igunza, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
  • But Keller said all the rescues were due to a lack of preparation.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The problem is less the games themselves than the lack of preparation for them.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Mull says much of the duo’s success this week will likely be tied to preparation.
    — Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2025
  • And her preparation for the role went well beyond just acting.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 30 May 2026

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