How to Use plan B in a Sentence
plan B
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So come up with a workout plan B, and scrap the class for that day.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Jan. 2024
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The cyanide seemed to have no impact, so the killers moved to plan B — shooting him.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2022
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For now, the White House isn't discussing any plan B to raise the debt ceiling.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2023
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And back up that trust with a plan B, at the very least, for every campaign.
—Vix Reitano, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
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Pompeo’s plan B for Iran didn’t include the outline of a stronger deal, or any deal at all.
—Heather Hurlburt, Daily Intelligencer, 22 May 2018
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Had the problem just been the rain, plan B would have been to spend the rest of the day testing the cars on the roads around Monticello instead.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 17 May 2018
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Conte never seems to have a 'plan B' when things aren't going his way.
—SI.com, 14 May 2018
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While on the plane their friend says if the plane has to turn back, their plan B is to drive to The Forum, where Usher is performing.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023
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If not, move on to plan B: lubricants that can help clean dirty or jammed zippers.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2019
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By starting Sterling, England have a better plan B late in the game.
—SI.com, 11 July 2018
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Finally, have a plan B in place if there is a sizeable shock to the economy.
—Ryan Weissmueller, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
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There’s definitely a smart way to leave without a plan B in place.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 20 Jan. 2022
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So Ferrari decided on plan B: Vettel would make his soft tires last the rest of the race—a total of 39 laps.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 9 Apr. 2018
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According to Love, plan B had been trying to get a Cobain biopic off the ground as recently as 2020.
—Vulture, 30 Dec. 2022
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As for strike contingencies, CBS is keeping its plan B options close to the vest for now.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2023
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In other words, in times like now bonds would be a nice safety cushion—a plan B for your portfolio.
—Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2020
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So, what's the first step, the plan B for Americans who are prepping for the potential of unrest post-election?
—Alison Medley, Chron, 2 Nov. 2020
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But what if the island hasn’t realized its goal of being entirely garbage-free by 2032—is there a plan B?
—Karen Gunn, National Geographic, 22 Apr. 2019
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Last year the society complied a full report on plan B schemes--ways to tinker with the planet on a grand scale to save us from ourselves.
—Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2010
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There were no conflicting ideas or plan B in case a bodybuilding career did not work out.
—Kumar Mehta, Forbes, 21 June 2022
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Still, Usman is the champ with his fantastic wrestling as plan B against Edwards, who may lack the power to truly hurt Usman.
—Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2022
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As farfetched as this idea seems, some are seriously thinking of leaving right away, while many more hold the idea as their plan B, if things get worse.
—Steve West, sun-sentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2020
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Clearly, a Golden Globes plan B needed to be hurled into action.
—James Andrew Miller, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2021
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Contrary to Mr Johnson’s plan B, there would be no transition period if there were no deal.
—The Economist, 4 July 2019
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Having a viable plan B is not something English national team soccer is used to seeing and the men’s team should take note.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 31 July 2022
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Rather than hold its college commencement outdoors on the campus lawn, Georgetown went with plan B, and moved indoors.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 19 May 2018
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Have a plan B … and C Birth doesn’t always proceed as expected, especially for a first-time mom.
—Katherine Hobson, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020
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The plan B -- now due for the plebiscite -- is somewhat less generous to companies than its predecessor.
—Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2019
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But the committee had a plan B — hours of Stepien’s previous interview with the panel that was recorded on video.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2022
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So Fink and the family developed plan B — Joshua's formal conversion to the Jewish faith.
—Christina Lords, idahostatesman, 1 May 2018
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