at the ready

Example Sentences

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With their nets at the ready, tens of thousands of fishermen were poised to take part in a traditional festival in northern Nigeria last weekend after a six-year break due to Covid and security concerns.

From BBC

He was holding the dish with the shepherd’s pie, serving spoon at the ready, even though Coal had barely dug into what he had.

From Literature

But the Treasury Department has a tool at the ready, the roughly $200 billion Exchange Stabilization Fund, that it can use to buy and sell foreign currencies to influence exchange rates.

From The Wall Street Journal

As much as U.S. women’s national soccer team coach Emma Hayes would like to have her full roster at the ready, having several veteran players out presents an opportunity.

From Los Angeles Times

Like a lot of California families, the Kristiansens had a Go Bag at the ready if they needed to escape a wildfire or an earthquake.

From Literature