in stages
Example Sentences
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A reduced lockup period for SpaceX’s earlier investors, meanwhile, allows them to exit, in stages, as early as the end of the second quarter.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Instead of having to cut it all at once, it is easing back output in stages, hoping to avoid the more costly step of shutting fields and later spending weeks or months bringing them back.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The plate tears apart in stages, with different sections breaking off over time.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
What starts as a parasite quickly turns into something far more lethal, emerging in stages the crew can’t anticipate — including one of the most famous and shocking scenes in movie history.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Perhaps because he had sensed even then the force of what he felt, and he wanted to prepare her, to tell her in stages.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
