at the ready
Example Sentences
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He would never sit, so as to always be at the ready, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
A wood stove heated our home, and we had kerosene lanterns at the ready in case of a power outage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
On a foggy winter morning captain Khetsopon Nopsiri led a six-strong Thai army patrol along dirt tracks through the forest, assault rifles at the ready.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
With cameras always at the ready they have managed to capture this year's weather stories with an added dash of celestial sparkle too.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
When that Hydra showed up, so did John, torch at the ready like lolaus, burning the necks as I cut off the heads so they couldn’t grow back.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
