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Used with adjectives:
"
Children go through many growth stages in their lives."
(growth, specific, distinct, transitional, key)
"
His father was in the advanced stages of cancer."
(advanced, beginning, early, final, terminal, late)
"
He was entering a critical stage of his career."
(critical, formative, important, crucial, difficult)
"
She is studying the life stages of insects."
(life, reproductive)
"
The project is still at the planning stage."
(planning, designing, development, testing, experimental)
"
She is performing on the main stage at school."
(main, concert)
"
He was unwilling to take the center stage."
(center)
Used with verbs:
"
People go through many stages in their lives."
(go through, move through, pass through)
"
We reached a critical stage in the negotiations."
(reached, entered)
"
Marriage represents an important stage in human life."
(represents, marks)
"
He left the stage to continuous applause."
(left, stepped off, returned to)
"
She is performing on the stage."
(be + performing on, be + on)
Used with nouns:
"
Everyone was impressed with his powerful stage presence."
(presence, performance)
"
She made her stage debut at the age of five."
(debut)
"
Her stage career lasted her whole adult life."
(career)
Used with prepositions:
"
You need to take responsibility at some stage in your life."
(at)
"
He almost gave up in the early stages of his marriage."
(in, during)
"
He is in the advanced stage of cancer."
(of)
