How to Use ready in a Sentence
- The car won't be ready until tomorrow.
- We got everything ready for the party before the guests arrived.
- I'll be ready in 10 minutes.
- Your prescription will be ready in about 20 minutes.
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Word out of Green Bay is Love is ready to take the reins.
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Jordan Mendoza,
USA TODAY,
7 Sep. 2023
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To stand out from the crowd and be ready for what comes, get ready now.
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Ann Kowal Smith,
Forbes,
30 Mar. 2024
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Pauly Shore is ready to squeeze his buns on the big screen.
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Gillian Telling,
Peoplemag,
28 Sep. 2023
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The Blockhead Army wasn’t ready for them at that point.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2023
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See, Cootie is 13 feet tall and his guardians aren’t sure that the world is ready for him.
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Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 June 2023
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But polls show a slice of them aren’t ready to support him in 2024.
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Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC News,
20 Dec. 2023
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When ready to serve, remove the kombu from the pot (see Tip).
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Eric Kim,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2023
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Lucky for him, the gates are now opening wide — and Mac is ready to step through.
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Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
28 Sep. 2023
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The first of those vessels won’t be ready until at least 2027.
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Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2024
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The GOP seems ready to take it out on the backs of people who can least afford it.
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Tori Otten,
The New Republic,
17 May 2023
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Alongside George, in his black tuxedo, the two looked ready to tie the knot all over again.
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Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Sep. 2023
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If the host is ready to have a good time, everybody else is gonna have a good time.
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Abby Wilson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Sep. 2023
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The half with the seed will stick out and be ready for plucking by using a spoon to scoop under the pit.
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Samantha Lande,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Nov. 2023
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The District isn’t ready to issue fines to those who block the transit lanes.
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Luz Lazo,
Washington Post,
28 Sep. 2023
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Keep scrolling for more decor available at QVC to get your home ready for fall.
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Ali Faccenda,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Aug. 2023
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But Roberts isn’t ready to give up on Lux at shortstop just yet.
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Mike Digiovanna,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2024
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Make a salad, set out a sliced baguette, and Sunday lunch is ready.
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Sally Pasley Vargas,
BostonGlobe.com,
1 Aug. 2023
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Andra Day was ready for her close up at the 2024 Super Bowl.
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Jackie Fields,
Peoplemag,
12 Feb. 2024
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The initial phase is expected to be ready for tenants by the end of 2024.
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Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2023
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And hopes that the 95-year-old hall might instead be ready to reopen this May didn’t pan out.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Feb. 2024
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This easy cream of potato soup recipe is rich and creamy and can be ready in just 25 minutes.
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Bhg Test Kitchen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Aug. 2023
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Rather than overnight cooking, these pork chops are ready in just over half an hour.
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Christopher Kimball,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2024
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Dua Lipa is ready to bask in the spotlight once more and have fun doing it.
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Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2024
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The Sunshine State is home to dozens of tiny beach towns ready to welcome you for a weekend away.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
18 Mar. 2024
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Perfect for kids ages 3 and up, this 110-piece set is ready for action.
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Kayla Kitts,
Peoplemag,
27 Nov. 2023
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Get your pantry ready for the new year by updating herbs, spices and condiments.
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Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2024
- They readied the room for guests.
- We have to ready ourselves for a tough fight ahead.
- She readied herself to speak.
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Democrats are already readying blame for the House GOP.
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Stephen Groves,
Anchorage Daily News,
5 Sep. 2023
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Each bite is a study in richness, and each sip washes your palate clean, readying you for the next.
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Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
12 Nov. 2023
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To mark the event, jewelers in Britain have been readying new styles and creations.
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Eshe Nelson,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2023
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Stephen King is readying himself for a flood of hate when his next book, Holly, drops on Sept. 5.
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Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2023
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Just ensure that the plant has time to ready itself before winter sets.
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Southern Living Editors,
Southern Living,
15 June 2023
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Get in the groove before a run with a light warm-up, which serves two purposes: ready your body for the movement ahead, and get you in the right state of mind.
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Jessica Migala,
Health.com,
12 Oct. 2021
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In a video, Cabrera is seen readying himself to smash the guitar on a stool as Bliss and their guests give him a countdown.
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Kirsty Hatcher,
Peoplemag,
19 July 2023
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These are some of the materials that are readying us for the next chapter of the coronavirus saga.
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Apoorva Mandavilli,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2024
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Soon, the black-and-white-striped beauties emerge atop the river bank like soldiers readying for battle.
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Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Dec. 2023
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Those with a specific task stoop over the counters while the rest stream out of the area and back into the sleeping quarters to ready themselves for the day’s work.
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Douglas Hook,
Hartford Courant,
21 Aug. 2022
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Balado paused, brushed back her hair as if to ready herself, and confronted the man as the camera panned to get him in view.
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Emily Palmer,
Peoplemag,
19 Sep. 2023
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There are plenty of other non-kitschy ways to ready your home for hibernation, and none of them involve a trip to the craft store.
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Kelly Allen,
House Beautiful,
26 June 2023
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Volunteer Robin Gorman readies the dining room and stays out of the kitchen.
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Sophie Carson,
Journal Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2024
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Bard looked out at the groundskeepers readying the diamond.
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Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
12 June 2023
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They were ordered to undergo treatment to ready them to stand trial.
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Molly Parker,
ProPublica,
22 Dec. 2022
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As Mayfield escapes and finds room to ready a throw, Teller makes a critical block.
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Tim Bielik,
cleveland,
17 Oct. 2021
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Ukraine is readying another military push to roll back Russian forces with the help of weaponry that has poured in from the West.
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John Leicester,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2023
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This is another good way to dry lavender to ready it for other uses.
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Elizabeth Waddington,
Treehugger,
23 Aug. 2023
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Usually, before an Olympics, the U.S. is able to scrimmage teams from across the world to ready themselves for the competition.
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Chris Bumbaca,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2022
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Businesses need to ready themselves for a self-transformation to align with the future of work.
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Essence,
25 Aug. 2022
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But there is such anticipation in the buildup; the learner must ready herself and overcome her fears.
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Megan Gambino,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Dec. 2023
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Time to ready your bank account — Dell has just revealed the price of its 500Hz Alienware gaming monitor.
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Jess Weatherbed,
The Verge,
2 Mar. 2023
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Jones' typical job was to ready the banquet rooms for whatever events were planned that day.
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cincinnati.com,
22 Aug. 2022
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To make sure others get to see your outfit, players will be able to see the gear of ther hunters in the Hunt-A-Thon screen before readying up to battle a monster.
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Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2024
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The bathroom mirror scene is a showstopper as Jesse, in order to ready himself for flight, repeats all of the appalling things that have been said to him over the years.
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Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Nov. 2022
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The warm-up doesn’t need to be complicated; try these five pre-workout stretches that will ready your body for any routine.
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Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
16 July 2022
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Microsoft is readying a new Bing feature that should take the hassle out of coming up with your own AI prompt.
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Emma Roth,
The Verge,
5 Dec. 2023
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