getting ready
Example Sentences
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"The night before she was going to travel back, we were all getting ready to meet her in London, and she went for dinner with friends," Nic added.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
One of Scanlon’s clients turned to her for help because they were finishing their PhD while getting ready for a new job at NASA.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Crow, 64, bought both properties through a trust managed by her longtime financial manager—having chosen to relocate from a remote 150-acre farm to the Nashville estate when her children were getting ready to start preschool.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
But in Tucson, they're getting ready to welcome the Iranian football team as if nothing were amiss.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
To make things worse, Old Rowdy growled way down deep, and started walking around stiff-legged, like when he was getting ready for a fight.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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