Be Prepared
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But millions of boys wore their fleur-de-lis emblems proudly, millions of parents watched astonished as their sons developed knowledge and skills never taught in schools, and the international motto "Be Prepared" became a household phrase.
From Time Magazine Archive
Be Prepared For A Different Market Base Your customer base changes in the weeks leading up to the big day.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Be Prepared" takes on new meaning in the latest edition of the 80-year-old guide.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Be Prepared" has degenerated to a Tom Lehrer double-entendre; the descendants of Lord Baden-Powell are dimly imagined by contemporary cynics to be a rustic army of bug-eyed idealists.
From Time Magazine Archive
And it’s a hearty motto you have: Be Prepared.
From A Scout of To-day by Hornibrook, Isabel
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
