How to Use planning in a Sentence

planning

noun
  • Careful planning made the party a success.
  • In fact, a writers’ workshop is already in the planning stages.
    Brent Simon, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The site has extensive planning tools that help guide you through every step of your wedding journey.
    Alicia Geigel, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2023
  • These things matter to you, things worthy of your intentions in financial planning.
    Tim Maurer, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The routine cuts are part of Citigroup’s normal business planning, the people said.
    Jenny Surane, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2023
  • In the meantime, some financial advisors have started tax planning for clients who could be affected.
    Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Even for a short trip to Hawaii, planning can mean gathering an overwhelming amount of information.
    Sunny Fitzgerald, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2023
  • But not every place was equally prepared to pursue the grants, which require detailed applications and costly planning documents.
    Justin Worland, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The Mouse House had, for more than five decades, enjoyed special privileges in the area, including making its own planning and zoning decisions.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Some 488 single-family homes were lost in the Woolsey Fire, according to the city of Malibu’s planning department.
    Sarah Paynter, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The point is to save you time, not only in the meal prep, but also in the planning.
    Lauren Paige Richeson, Essence, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Last-minute stops Even with all of the planning, there are some last-minute changes.
    Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
  • And once one parade ends, the planning process for the next one begins.
    Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The park is currently in the late planning and design phase.
    Ariana Garcia, Chron, 4 May 2023
  • The more than $8 million project has been in the planning and approval stages for nearly 15 years.
    Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
  • But this takes careful planning and know-how, Stipek said.
    Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
  • These vehicles are the holy grail of tax-wise planning.
    The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024
  • While Hill did the bulk of the planning, Watts did give his input in one department: food.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
  • The new requirements won’t kick in until the next planning cycle, which in the Bay Area starts in 2031.
    Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The crowd screamed, and the venue's sound system picked up the agents atop Trump planning to move the former president to safety.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
  • Think 10 years ahead: If short-term planning is the trap, then long-term planning is the solution.
    Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2024
  • New Leaf’s pipeline project was approved by the city in May, despite the planning group‘s vote to oppose it.
    Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The finding could throw off planning for the C Line Extension to Torrance.
    Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • There are two public hearings as part of the process, one in front of the planning commission and one in front of council.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 15 May 2024
  • Construction costs for the venue have ballooned during the course of planning.
    Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Seid’s bequest to Leonard Leo was a complex tax maneuver long in the planning.
    Nina Burleigh, The New Republic, 16 May 2023
  • Start planning fun solo dates for your birthday from now on.
    Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • There goes a third of your budget without even touching any planning stuff, of just the venue – no food, no drinks, no nothing.
    Sarah Baniak, ABC News, 26 July 2023
  • But city officials are already deep into planning, and have learned a few things from the Paris events.
    Bruce Haring, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The pace of change was slowed by the pandemic and a planning period that took longer than expected.
    Jeff Brady, NPR, 4 Mar. 2024

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