How to Use readiness in a Sentence

readiness

noun
  • Identify the need for change and the readiness for change.
    George Bradt, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • So there is a real readiness impact to all of this and that concerns me.
    Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 18 Aug. 2023
  • What impact the Army's end-strength drop will have on readiness remains to be seen.
    Luis Martinez, ABC News, 19 July 2022
  • Eight of the other nine focus on college readiness, and the ninth is the school’s lead counselor.
    Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
  • The Air Force say this will be a routine test of the readiness and accuracy of the missile.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The second is to hibernate, re-centre and refill the tank in readiness for the year ahead.
    Sairah Ashman, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Most babies show signs of readiness between 5 to 6 months.
    Sara Dumond, M.d., Parents, 14 Aug. 2023
  • For that matter, the Giants face questions of their own about their readiness for the spotlight.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • What triggered this new sort of thinking for army readiness?
    Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • That will be the subject of a second flight readiness review in the next several days.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 22 May 2024
  • Nor did either address the concerns raised about the mission’s lack of readiness.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
  • On both counts, the nation’s readiness to monitor this armistice falls short.
    Kenya Romero, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • But the readiness number for ships and submarines aren’t much better than for aircraft.
    Oliver Wyman, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The maritime incident readiness drill will be held at the Riverpark boat ramp in Chattanooga, the Coast Guard said.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022
  • Warman expressed confidence in the bird's readiness to return to the wild.
    Staff Reports, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Still, Washington and its potential partners have the means and, at least for now, the time to improve their readiness.
    Andrew F. Krepinevich, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The show, including in its revival form, has faced criticism around its readiness for the stage.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2023
  • Wearing a blue polo shirt and with the sunburned arms of a farmer, Ahmad laughs when asked to compare Hezbollah’s readiness now to 2006.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The district has cut in half its racial achievement gap for postsecondary readiness over the past five years, Pollio said.
    Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The question of when or how Waymo will scale is always met with concerns about cost, safety, and readiness.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Children will learn school readiness skills to prepare them for kindergarten.
    Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The slate launch includes four titles in different stages of readiness.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Opponents will size up the Clippers’ readiness to make good on that promise as soon as the first preseason game on Sept. 30.
    Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022
  • But his readiness to look past the human impact of the FTX collapse filled me with a different kind of empathy.
    Steve Almond, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
  • One of the core features is the My Vitality Score, which purports to show your mental and physical readiness for the day.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The readiness is all Like practices in sports, rehearsals must be disciplined and frequent.
    Ram Charan, Fortune, 7 May 2024
  • McAdam scheduled Dominguez to be back in court on July 12 for a status check, and a trial readiness hearing is set for July 19.
    Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 20 June 2023
  • Russia, China and the United States all keep their nuclear test sites in at least a partial state of readiness.
    Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 30 July 2024
  • Demonstrating his county’s readiness to manage a multimillion-dollar award was key, Stallings said.
    Austin Fast, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Other militia members replied, affirming their readiness.
    Tess Owen, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024

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