in motion

Example Sentences

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Plans are also in motion to release millions of sterile screwworm flies, as the females only mate once in their lifetime, and any eggs they lay will be unfertilised and will not hatch.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

You should plan for the bad stuff but keep working and keep moving — a body in motion stays in motion.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

It’s a surrealist painting in motion, the equivalent of staring at Salvador Dali’s wasteland of melting clocks until it makes gut-sense.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Positive test results from the first patient Weyer encountered set the wheels in motion for the global effort to identify and contain a potential outbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

That maybe the talk Titus and I had with Denny today will set something new in motion tomorrow.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila