How to Use contingency plan in a Sentence

contingency plan

noun
  • Each day, keep an eye on how the models evolve and make your contingency plan for eclipse day.
    Michael Zeiler, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Houston entered the first stage of the contingency plan in June 2022.
    Teddy Grant, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • That’s not the case this time, which means all HHS agencies will be subject to a contingency plan the department has drawn up.
    Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Teams rarely pay close to $14 million a year for a player who requires a contingency plan.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • In the absence of a clear contingency plan and with a muddled hierarchy, the threat of disarray looms.
    Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Luckily, the two made a contingency plan in time for the SAGs, the last major award ceremony of Wong’s season.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2024
  • During the making of the first movie, did everybody discuss a contingency plan for Tyler’s survival in the event that there was demand for a sequel?
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2023
  • The official visits, then, are a contingency plan, an effort to build relationships in the event that winds of change blow around USC.
    Luca Evans, Orange County Register, 22 June 2024
  • But like many content creators and marketers, Okamoto and team have a contingency plan.
    Travers Johnson, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Storming out of a meeting or quitting your job without a contingency plan?
    The Astrotwins, ELLE, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Set up a contingency plan for small pots that usually need daily watering, such as asking a neighbor or friend to stop by and give them a drink.
    Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
  • The Anfield club needs a contingency plan to guard against the possibility that Alonso stays in Germany.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The city will enter the second stage of its drought contingency plan on Sunday, August 27, Houston officials said in a press release.
    Melissa Alonso, CNN, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Departments across the Valley said that the contingency plan went as intended.
    Miguel Torres, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2024
  • So, does Sporting have a similar contingency plan in place?
    Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2024
  • When the economic crisis comes, most companies try to set a contingency plan and a control tower.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Youth was still so closely associated with the first decades of rock, there was no contingency plan for surviving.
    Christopher Borrelli, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Being in the region in the offseason represents a contingency plan for Windstar.
    Laura Itzkowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Bergsten recommends including a contingency plan in your pet trust in case the trustee and/or caretaker picked end up unable to fulfill their roles.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
  • As oil production in California continues to decline, the measure would act as a contingency plan in the event these companies fail, and then abandon the wells.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • But the company has a contingency plan, emblazoned on its website.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Therefore, having a contingency plan and investing in a reliable AI engine to meet your business needs is crucial.
    Shoaib Aslam, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • Instead of securing a better contingency plan in case Rodgers was injured, the Jets decided Wilson would be the backup quarterback, which was a complete disaster.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Pre-pregnancy is also an ideal time to look into the hospitals in your area and their C-section rates, do your research on doctors, and develop a contingency plan in the rare event that your doctor can’t be there to deliver your baby.
    Jasmine Elise, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Secret Service agents will coordinate with these units on air security around the military aircraft transporting President Biden as well as the contingency plan in case of the need to evacuate him from the area.
    Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Customers who violate the city drought contingency plan could be fined up to $2,000 for each offense after a written warning following the first violation, Houston Public Works said.
    Teddy Grant, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2023
  • After Hendrickson hung up, Slake explained her contingency plan.
    Elliot Ackerman, WIRED, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The Treasury Department is preparing to change how the U.S. processes federal agencies’ payments if the debt ceiling is breached, dusting off a contingency plan crafted after the 2011 borrowing-limit standoff, people familiar with the matter said.
    Andrew Duehren, WSJ, 25 May 2023
  • Moreover, the agency will continue to issue new and replacement Social Security cards, according to its shutdown contingency plan.
    Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Spencer did not elaborate on the county’s contingency plan but said the administration has been in touch with the federal agencies that regulate animals in captivity at entertainment venues like the Seaquarium.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024

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