along toward

Example Sentences

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Houston: The Cougars have been rolling right along toward March with the kind of defensive efficiency that can make offensive possessions an adventure for opponents.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2023

Not only does Hamlet drop the opening “To be” — as if he were already too far along toward not being — but the speech also takes an unexpected turn:

From New York Times • May 6, 2022

Yet despite a handful of solid laughs and a likable Spall, the movie drags along toward its conclusion, making this “Long Story” seem longer than it needs to be.

From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2021

As The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ambles along toward its sixth and final episode, the series has been fairly light on fun, surprises, or fun surprises.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2021

They walked along toward a round building with a great leaden dome, set in a square bounded by honey-colored stone college buildings and a church and wide-crowned trees above high garden walls.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman