go-ahead

Example Sentences

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Plum didn’t register a shot attempt until early in the third quarter when she hit a mid-range jumper to go ahead 45-43.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“I don’t know if I should encourage women to go ahead and go along with their fears or reassure them and say, ‘No, that’s probably not going to happen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"And I turned and I said, 'Hillary, are you okay, brother?' He said, 'Yes, yes, fine Chris, please go, go!' This is nothing new, you know, I'd go ahead, he'd go ahead."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

“In the last few years more and more people are willing to go ahead and step into the deep waters early in their horses’ careers.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

When the boat anchored along the banks where they first met, the daughter asked the fisherman to go ahead to explain.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord