How to Use progression in a Sentence

progression

noun
  • Doctors were surprised by the rapid progression of the disease.
  • The right chord progression can tell you where lovers stand, or who the killer is.
    — Keyaira Boone, Essence, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The 25-year-old will start a game progression over the weekend.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2023
  • But at the end of the day, there was no forward progression.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Keep track of your results and see the progression over the 30 days.
    — Adam Stott, Forbes, 20 May 2022
  • Lue then talked about the next steps for Leonard in his progression.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The progression for Rutschman will be more rapid than Hall.
    — Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2022
  • Over about a week's time, this phase marks the progression from a first quarter moon to a full moon.
    — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 31 July 2023
  • The two also added a rising three-chord progression that led to the hook.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The drug isn’t a cure for Alzheimer’s, but may be able to delay progression of the disease.
    — Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 14 July 2023
  • The grind of the year will be the true test of Duran’s progression in those latter areas.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The scourge would spread fast, but the progression of illness would be slow and subtle.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2024
  • Well, the listener may not be at the same point in the progression of our band as us, but that’s our job.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Rather, lecanemab put a drag on the progression of the disease, the companies said.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The guidance explains the four stages of the disease progression.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The cancer hadn’t shown signs of progression at her last scan.
    — Sydney Brownstone, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Jan. 2022
  • This type of progression is crucial to the project’s longevity.
    — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2023
  • To hear from some of the leaders in the room about the progression of ballroom, check out my latest story on the scene.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Taylor Gold felt the pressure of that progression, to be sure.
    — Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2022
  • But Packard sees it more as a natural progression of the sport.
    — Lacey Latch, AZCentral.com, 30 Apr. 2023
  • As the world’s top riders followed the sport’s progression to more flips and spins, Gold sought a way to show his unique style in the halfpipe.
    — USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2022
  • That drug, which slows the progression of the disease in people in the early stages, won approval in the U.S. in July.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024
  • At the same time, the book explains why that progression has made some parts of the world so much richer than others.
    — Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Now, a new study suggests that the eating plan may slow the progression of prostate cancer.
    — Brian Mastroianni, Health, 24 May 2024
  • One highlight of the sale will be a car made near the halfway point in the progression of the automobile so far.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Video showed Gray’s progression from the downtown area to the lakefront, police said.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Got to second and third targets through the progression.
    — cleveland, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The goal during any stage of HF is to manage symptoms and slow the progression of the condition.
    — Alexandria Jones-Patten, Phd, Health, 18 Aug. 2024
  • All of these questions remain unanswered, but perhaps this lack of plot progression is the point.
    — Claire Franken, TVLine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Even through the backwards progression, Cathy feels whole, consistent.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025

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