How to Use well over in a Sentence

well over

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  • The global infrared sauna market is expected to perform well over the next few years.
    — Christopher Kiggins, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • While the wedding has yet to be confirmed, experts predict the event could cost the couple well over $20 million.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Going well over budget is a common issue when switching finance and accounting software.
    — James Hunter, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Not only did the temperature remain constant, but the system did a good job conserving charcoal, giving me well over an hour of cooking time.
    — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • The Cupertino tech giant's forthcoming foldable is expected to be priced at well over $2,000, which is not a surprise for envelope-pushing tech—and for Apple.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • On average, a billion dollars can earn $40 million in compound interest every year, meaning Swift may seeing well over $80 million in interest annually.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Get-in prices, which had been well over $1,000 the previous five World Cup games at Los Angeles Stadium, could be had for just under $400 on some ticket sites before the match.
    — Fred Robledo, Oc Register, 28 June 2026
  • Corky Quirk, who founded the local rescue organization NorCal Bats, previously said the colony was well over 20 years old when Sacramento started plugging up bat entrances in the fall of 2025.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Indeed, Chief Justice Roberts' opinion for the court pointed to the court's landmark ruling well over a century ago in the 1898 case of Wong Kim Ark, born in San Francisco in 1873 to Chinese immigrants.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 June 2026

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