How to Use a long way in a Sentence

a long way

noun
  • But those sounds go a long way.
    — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2026
  • There's still a long way to go.
    — Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • There is a long way still to go.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • But charm and chops go a long way.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026
  • That can take a team a long way.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Still, there’s a long way to go.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • This goes a long way with the boys.
    — Marielle Mohs, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • There’s a long way to go, of course.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
  • But there’s still a long way to go.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Even so, there is a long way to go.
    — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • But there is still a long way to go.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • The place has come a long way since then.
    — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • That seems like a long way away right now.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And a little bit goes a long way.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 2 Apr. 2026
  • But a trial could be a long way off.
    — Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The playoffs are a long way away.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2025
  • And a little of that goes a long way.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • Even small gestures go a long way.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The series still has a long way to go.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
  • That could go a long way in curing this.
    — NBC news, 10 May 2026
  • Based on polls, Trump has a long way to go.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2026
  • That’s going to go a long way to fans.
    — Joe Smith, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • That little bit of help goes a long way.
    — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • That’s something that goes a long way.
    — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Good manners and charm go a long way – ha!
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • But those refunds could be a long way off still.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
  • And that, in fashion, goes a long way.
    — Alex Sales, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Spurs are a long way from knocking on that door yet.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Today, he's come quite a long way from the rocky start.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • There's no greasy residue, and a little goes a long way.
    — Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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