going for

Example Sentences

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Now, new owner Nippon Steel 5401 -1.50%decrease; red down pointing triangle is preparing to start a project that will likely keep that mill going for decades longer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

I’ll spare you, but I could keep going for hours.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

"Short-term relief alone cannot meet the scale or persistence of this crisis, which has now been going for nearly five years," he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Depending on what time our movie ends or if we just end up going for a walk instead, we might go over to the Getty Center.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“Okay,” Connor said, not quite with the enthusiasm or the British accent I had been going for.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling