Below you will find example sentences with "prepare themselves". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Prepare Themselves in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: prepare
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 5
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23.9 words

Words in this phrase

prepare themselves

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • prepare can mean: To make ready for a specific future purpose; to set up; to assemble or equip; to forearm. Frequent word
  • themselves can mean: The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals, or objects previously mentioned, as t... Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

africans should prepare themselves for more 1× but to prepare themselves for the 1× can companies prepare themselves for these 1× can really prepare themselves for that 1× can spiritually prepare themselves for easter 1× could adequately prepare themselves and research 1× creative people prepare themselves to make 1× days to prepare themselves for this 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a novel course 1× act emergency services 1× although south africa 1× as mike s 1× as some citizens 1× farmers must prepare 1×

Common sentence endings:

an nfl season 1× another amazing story 1× becoming change agents 1× day for nigeria 1× for kruger warns 1× for these attacks 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

match 3× need 2× change 2× classroom 2× plan 2× sure 2× heard 2× far 2× nfl 2× life 2× times 2× yet 2×

Related phrases

find themselves distancing themselves establish themselves describe themselves amongst themselves

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

premium plus premises licence premiere date premier league premier danielle preliminary results

Just after it in the phrase index:

prepared remarks presbyterian church prescribed burn preseason opener presently days presents itself

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

find themselves distancing themselves establish themselves describe themselves amongst themselves

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "prepare themselves" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 23.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as africans should prepare themselves for more, but to prepare themselves for the, match, need and change stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with find themselves, distancing themselves and establish themselves, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with prepare themselves

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

How can companies prepare themselves for these attacks? (8 words)

ACT Emergency Services Commissioner Georgeina Whelan urged families to prepare themselves. (11 words)

Farmers must prepare themselves for some difficult times,” the officer says. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

As some citizens of the country get ready to vote while others prepare themselves for a match-watching and movie-viewing weekend, a popular businessman, Femi Otedola has come out to reveal what he plans to do on the key day for Nigeria. (43 words)

I know it is early times yet and maybe the best is yet to come, but for what I have heard so far, I think not all performers took the time to prepare themselves vocally, lyrically and musically. (38 words)

Although South Africa admittedly had four days to prepare themselves for this match after beating Italy 49-3 on Friday, the group stages have, in all, been kinder to the competition’s top dogs. (34 words)

Question examples

How can companies prepare themselves for these attacks? (8 words)

Example sentences (20)

As Mike’s loved ones prepare to say goodbye, viewers will also need to prepare themselves by grabbing some tissues as they watch the end to another amazing story.

He charged the youths to prepare themselves to acquire knowledge that would prepare them for the task of becoming change agents.

Not one more teacher will need to walk around their classroom to plan and prepare themselves to be armed with basic classroom supplies that they have purchased themselves.

As I'm sure Saints fans have heard far too often, NFL Films' Hard Knocks can absolutely be a distraction to teams looking to prepare themselves for the rigors of an NFL season.

For the next three months, the Dorberts prepare themselves emotionally for Milo’s short life.

I know it is early times yet and maybe the best is yet to come, but for what I have heard so far, I think not all performers took the time to prepare themselves vocally, lyrically and musically.

She said, "To be honest, I'm not sure that anybody can really prepare themselves for that kind of change, at least not easily.

South Africans should prepare themselves for ‘more of the same’ for a longer period than hoped for,” Kruger warns.

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The focus of the Lenten series is very much the Gospel of Christ, and how parishioners can spiritually prepare themselves for Easter.

Under president Kenneth Kaunda, press conferences were announced way in advance so that journalists could adequately prepare themselves and research on the questions to ask.

A novel course will soon help nurses, young mothers, and pregnant women prepare themselves for the physiological and psychological changes they undergo during a very important phase in their life.

How can companies prepare themselves for these attacks?

Now, they have two weeks to not only plan for the coming opponents but to prepare themselves for the grind of SEC play and beyond.

ACT Emergency Services Commissioner Georgeina Whelan urged families to prepare themselves.

Farmers must prepare themselves for some difficult times,” the officer says.

I’m always interested in how creative people prepare themselves to make something.

Rollins rolls up and tells them to prepare themselves for their match while he handles the interview.

Unfortunately, leaders of these towns and cities now must also prepare themselves for a flare-up in infection rates and the inevitable deaths that will occur among their most vulnerable residents.

Although South Africa admittedly had four days to prepare themselves for this match after beating Italy 49-3 on Friday, the group stages have, in all, been kinder to the competition’s top dogs.

As some citizens of the country get ready to vote while others prepare themselves for a match-watching and movie-viewing weekend, a popular businessman, Femi Otedola has come out to reveal what he plans to do on the key day for Nigeria.

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