prepared

Example Sentences

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He was prepared to go, when another offer came from a TV station out West.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

“It wasn’t just that those attacks didn’t work. It’s that she was prepared for them and ready to respond that got her through that race,” Erickson said.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

In Debel, close to the Israeli border, inhabitants prepared to celebrate Easter Sunday despite the sound of bombardment around their village, now almost totally cut off from the world and dependent on aid deliveries.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

As the lab technician prepared my vials, I told him, “I’m going to upload my blood work to AI!”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Either way, his presence here is something I didn’t expect and am not prepared to handle.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse