How to Use along in a Sentence

along

1 of 2 preposition
  • The ship sailed along the coast.
  • The chairs were lined up along the wall.
  • We walked along the beach.
  • We drove to Boston and we stopped along the way for lunch.
  • The name comes from the bony hump along its back.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Coach was kind of bumping along.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Weallget along very, very well.
    — Robin Raven, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Angelfish and schools of blue tang dashed through the reefs along the edge.
    — Hannah Singleton, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026
  • In fact, the weirs found along the route were involved in the milling process.
    — Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Pixar is figuring out how to change along with it.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 May 2026
  • That guy tried to grab a woman a little bit along the road.
    — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Look closely along the bottom or sides of your screen.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Grow as a creeping vine or along a trellis.
    — Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Take time to stroll along the riverfront for some of the best fall scenery in town.
    — Chantelle Kincy, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, here are a few tidbits to help you along.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Writing can be a helpful tool along these lines.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Humming along with your work and health routines?
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • My video game knowledge gave me Toad, so that helped things along.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The pair could be seen taking a dip in the water along the shore.
    — Natasha Dye, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Tagging along was her best friend, the one who had given her the blow.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Same for Austin Reaves and a muscle along his ribs.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • In most cases, though, the lights start as a mild arc along the north horizon.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Some happened right along the lakefront.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Over 120 quilts will be displayed along a trail through the park.
    — Derek James, CBS News, 9 June 2026
  • This allows kids to read along while people are speaking.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, bring along a few pairs of merino wool hiking socks.
    — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
  • People stroll along the footpath that wraps around the water.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Thank you for continuing to read along with us.
    — Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • Black-and-white images of its past form a slideshow of sorts along one of its walls near the lobby.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
  • There was also straight-line wind damage along the rear flank downdraft surge.
    — Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026

along

2 of 2 adverb
  • The police told the people in the crowd to move along.
  • We walked along beside the road.
  • We looked at the houses as we drove along.
  • I was just walking along, minding my own business.
  • Plans for a new stadium are already pretty far along.
  • Things move along at a good clip.
    — Mark Seliger, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • Ready to sing along from your couch?
    — Katie Simons, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • One can call them residue and move along.
    — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
  • The talks moved along at a stop-start pace.
    — Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
  • So now along come these Dodgers to crash this club?
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • That’s along with the mental side of it.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Follow along with us live here.
    — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 1 June 2026
  • Follow along live all day here.
    — The Hill Staff, The Hill, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Playing them speeds the process along.
    — Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
  • We’re used to fighting our way along.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Even her mom, Tish, couldn’t help but dance along.
    — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Then along came the spacecraft that could.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Follow along via our livestream here.
    — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Treasury yields eased along with the fall in oil prices.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • There are the sounds of spring and thoughts of moving along.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • Don’t be fooled about just being along for a ride, though.
    — Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The whole room of about a dozen people joined in to sing along.
    — Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Floors Hop along, dust bunnies.
    — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2026
  • She is scheduled to go along on the trip to ease the journey.
    — William Wan, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Or rather not sang but yelped along happily.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
  • So she's gone back and forth, and Ken has kind of been along for that ride.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 July 2023
  • The cops asked the protesters to move along.
    — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 29 May 2026
  • Follow along here for all the action.
    — Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Dianna will be along in a minute.
    — Dianna Russini, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • There is a way, though, to speed the planting season along.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2026

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