at the ready

How To Use at the ready In A Sentence

• On a recent morning, Evers steered his pickup truck through a Central California almond grove, his drawling sales pitch at the ready.
• Indians don't seem to believe in one percent milk at all, and don't realize that the ready-made paneer they buy in Indian stores is made of whole milk, which is loaded with fat calories.
• She also raced in blouses with bows on the sleeves and she always had a powder compact and her lippy at the ready.
• One loaded it into a dark-coloured car while the wheelman sat at the ready.
• My plaid shirt and cowboy hat are at the ready. The Sun
• The two combatants once again faced each other, taking a couple of sidesteps, swords at the ready for the next exchange.
• One of the recurrent characters in his works is, in fact, a murderous gunslinger at the ready, pistol pointed toward an unseen target outside the frame.
• He gave the hand signal for swords and bows at the ready, and the command spread down the line.
• I personally indulge in cigars I wish I could use “lunt” the next time our Cigar Club meets and usually have at the ready C.H. The Very Best Pipe Tobacco - 22 Words
• All the runners were at the ready, awaiting the pistol shot that would start the race.