at the ready
Example Sentences
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Days ahead of the Knicks’ championship-clinching Game 5 victory over the San Antonio Spurs, the alliance was already ordering the 1.25 tons of recycled shredded paper to have at the ready.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
“Elegant and cozy,” is how Jill describes her beloved East Wing office, with its view of the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden and a tea cart with ginger-lemon tea at the ready.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
The timing and details of any resolution are unknown, but investors may want to have a list of potential beneficiaries at the ready.
From Barron's ● May 30, 2026
With a helicopter circling overhead, police in armored vehicles rolled up to the Sunshine Motel in downtown San Bernardino and jumped out with assault rifles at the ready.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
While you will have your army at the ready in case Ghohg plays dirty tricks, do not forget that Ghohg will doubtless have his goblin army ready to attack us, too.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
