How to Use phase in a Sentence

phase

1 of 2 noun
Definition of phasenext
Synonyms for phasenext
  • The project will be done in three phases.
  • He's in the final phase of treatment now.
  • He has been throwing tantrums a lot, but the doctor says it's just a phase.
  • The building project marks a new phase in the town's development.
  • The developers say the first phase of the project will be ready in mid-2025.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 26 July 2023
  • So that’s really going to be the next two to three years as the phase two of our growth.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 July 2023
  • In this case, the charges didn’t even move beyond the assessment phase.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 12 June 2023
  • The moon phase, along with a seconds counter, is, of course, located at 6 o’clock.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 9 June 2023
  • This can be seen through a study of the first phase of significant Chinese growth in the 1980s.
    — Yasheng Huang, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The winning teams will move on to compete in the third and final phase of the agency's challenge.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 31 May 2023
  • The dial also shows the orbital position and phase of the Moon.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The phase two festival will be released in the coming months.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Construction of the first phase is set to finish in early 2024.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 13 June 2023
  • The most active phase of the Sun’s cycle is called the solar maximum.
    — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 17 May 2023
  • The next phase of window treatments would involve the front of the building, which faces Central Park.
    — Catrin Einhorn Andres Kudacki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • So the notion of an early phase to the licensing on paper was a good one.
    — Curbed, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The final phase of 1-acre-plus homesites are now available.
    — Mustang Lakes, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
  • Greenberg plans to seek the support of Metro Council members for this phase.
    — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The stretch of closed track will now shorten as construction enters a new phase.
    — Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Thayer said that in the next phase, the state is looking to add more charging sites elsewhere in Alaska.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • That phase didn’t last too long, but the tablet served as a useful digital journal.
    — Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • New lash growth is limited during this phase (which lasts up to nine months).
    — Lindsay Modglin, Health, 22 June 2023
  • The district’s plans include four phases and are mapped out to 2027 or later.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023
  • Start with the landscape plan, and number two, break it down into phases.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The first way to watch the movies is by order of release (also known as phase order), starting with Iron Man (2008).
    — Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The day subdial at 9 o’clock is shaped like the brand’s logo, while the moon phase at 6 o’clock features the brand’s smiley face motif.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The third phase will involve a third trail loop around an existing baseball field in the park’s rear section.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
  • But the next phase is crucial as the submersible, the Titan, was believed to have just hours of breathable air left on Thursday.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 22 June 2023
  • That strategy is set to change with the second phase strategy this year.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Majors, who was poised to be the big bad in the next phase of the Marvel cinematic universe, will avoid jail time, sources confirmed to The Times.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
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phase

2 of 2 verb
  • Obanor said the optics of the matchup didn’t phase Oral Roberts.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Create a plan to phase it in so that the change sticks.
    — Hannah Chapman, Forbes, 7 Nov. 2021
  • The good news is that Micah didn't seem to be too phased.
    — Temi Adebowale, Men's Health, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Coming out publicly at the end of the ‘60s was dicey, but didn’t phase him.
    — Niko Stratis, SPIN, 16 Feb. 2022
  • The flat tax would be phased in over four years, to be completed in 2026.
    — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The reform would phase in over four years with the flat rate taking effect in 2026.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The measure to phase gasoline cars out of the state is a historic one in the US and would be one of the first such bans worldwide.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Maine has gone further and will phase PFAS out of consumer products sold in the state by 2023.
    — Kathryn Rodgers, The Conversation, 4 May 2022
  • Before moving to phase I, the shot was tested in mice and ferrets.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2022
  • Nat Gale said the city hopes to phase in an entirely electric fleet by 2035.
    — Alex Putterman, courant.com, 21 Nov. 2021
  • The project will be done in phases, Weber said, and phase one addresses the east side of the project area, which is the most dense area of the project as a whole.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, chicagotribune.com, 26 Oct. 2021
  • However, none of this seemed to phase Raven on their wedding day.
    — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Thompson, ranked 25 in the world, isn't phased, however.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Of course, the more than two years away didn't phase her—the gold medalist won the entire competition.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 8 Aug. 2023
  • This recipe is so creamy and indulgent that the addition of peas won't even phase picky eaters.
    — Katelyn Lunders, Woman's Day, 15 June 2022
  • Hurries and even quarterback hits don’t seem to phase him.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Even the occasional steep swell doesn’t phase the hull.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 25 June 2021
  • The program will announce the 10 writers accepted to phase one on Aug. 8.
    — Wilson Chapman, Variety, 15 July 2022
  • In response, the Wu administration agreed to delay the new fees and phase them in over time.
    — Catherine Carlock, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
  • When Jesse and Megan bought a house in Alliance, Ohio, its outdated builder-grade ranch style didn't phase them one bit.
    — Kaylei Fear, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Playing in the shadow of Tom Brady didn’t seem to phase the young quarterback last season.
    — Mark Daniels, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022
  • Yet, despite the suspicion that garages are where bad things happen, most cities want to build more of them rather than phase them out.
    — Max Holleran, The New Republic, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The adventure park could expand further, but phase two plans haven't yet been drawn.
    — Alison Steinbach, The Arizona Republic, 17 June 2021
  • The Paris Agreement from 2015 doesn’t mention them, and does not oblige signatories to phase them out.
    — Tim McDonnell, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The overall sentiment around the loss of blue checkmarks doesn't seem to phase the users who have found success on Twitter over the years.
    — Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Belichick wouldn’t commit to naming a starter for next week’s game against the Jets, but that didn’t seem to outwardly phase Jones.
    — Christopher Price, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Oct. 2022
  • If adopted in 2022, the new requirements generally would phase in over the next two to three years.
    — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2022
  • The unlucky trend was repetitive in the years that followed; however, Allen isn't phased by it.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
  • So far, Jen isn't too phased by the relationship hiccup.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Lawmakers plan to phase the new funding system in over two years.
    — Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 1 July 2022

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