How to Use in stages in a Sentence
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The ticket release will occur in stages, and the rule of the game is first come, first served.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 Aug. 2023
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The loan is paid out in stages to your contractor as the work is performed.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2023
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There are a few things in the works, in stages of development.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2024
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The discovery of zero doesn’t seem to have come all at once, but rather in stages.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2021
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Note: Some of these moves are advanced, so try learning them in stages.
—Jennifer Cohen, Health, 18 June 2023
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Proxies or Russian troops could seize swathes of Ukraine in stages.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
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Doing the work in stages can reduce the stress on your pocketbook.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
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Doing the work in stages can reduce the stress on your pocketbook.
—George Petras and Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
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This most likely happened in stages, like a reverse version of The Ascent of Man.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
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The project should be pursued and developed, perhaps in stages.
—Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2023
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For most people, letting go is a process that can only be taken in stages.
—Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023
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Fold ¼ of the meringue into the almond flour batter to lighten the batter before gently folding in the rest of the meringue in stages, ¼ at a time.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023
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The chute on the Blue Origin flight deployed and was supposed to inflate in stages to reduce structural loads on the capsule.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 1 June 2024
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For a cake like this, in which the wet and dry ingredients are added in stages, take care to only mix lightly to combine with each step.
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2023
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Crews will work in stages on the I-65 through the North Split interchange over the next several days — first on its northbound lanes, then on southbound lanes.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Apr. 2023
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Fifty hostages will be freed in stages, in exchange for the release of what Hamas said would be 150 Palestinian prisoners.
—Josef Federman, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2023
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The government’s new funding will be introduced in stages over the next few years, to allow supply to ramp up.
—Cassie Werber, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023
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The trick is to add ingredients to the pot in stages, which allows for the flavors to deepen and intensify.
—Trish Clasen Marsanico, Good Housekeeping, 20 June 2023
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The four-lane bridge will be repaired in stages, with one lane in each direction kept open and most lane closures limited to nights and weekends, the DOT said.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2024
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That’s the first step of its exit strategy, which is unfolding in stages to give customers time to use up their balance and pay off any loans.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 14 Feb. 2023
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As vaccines have helped push new cases to a fraction of the peaks reached last winter, the CDC has moved in stages to relax its guidance on face masks, travel and schools.
—Julie Wernau, WSJ, 9 July 2021
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In the worst case, the shoring will be removed in stages — one direction, then another — so lanes can be replaced and portions of the road can be kept open to traffic.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
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State leaders had always planned to gear up the market in stages, giving a chance for a diverse set of participants to get a toe-hold.
—Michael Hill, Fortune, 5 June 2023
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Whipping the butter, sugar, and eggs in stages creates a wonderfully light and fluffy texture, which helps give the cake its rise.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2023
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The law is also to be implemented in stages, with the largest online platforms expected to have to comply in mid-2024.
—WIRED, 28 Oct. 2022
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Against Link's wishes, Owen presented the benefits and risks of getting the surgeries in stages or having all the repairs done at once.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
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Against Link's wishes, Owen presented the benefits and risks of getting the surgeries in stages or having all the repairs done at once.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
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The service will launch next year and work with existing phones for free on the company’s most popular plans, rolling out in stages, Sievert said.
—Scott Moritz, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2022
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Again, a tree loses its ability to move water and nutrients, but does so in stages, more slowly.
—Camille Stevens-Rumann, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2023
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The route is broken down into seven sections that are being launched in stages, as only one-third of the track is even partially complete, per the AP.
—Laura Sanders, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Dec. 2023
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