prerequisite

Example Sentences

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Today, earning at least six figures has become a prerequisite for most home buyers in the U.S.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026

In U.S. politics, authenticity is treated as a prerequisite, despite it never really being defined.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

Peek noted a certain equanimity and optimism in him, however: either a prerequisite for, or product of, his decades of studying the most brutal and destabilizing moments of other people’s lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

"The restoration of security is a prerequisite for holding the first round" of legislative and presidential elections, according to the council's president Jacques Desrosiers.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

The fact is that only in private—with intimates—is separateness from the crowd a prerequisite for individuality.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez