going places

Example Sentences

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Strasbourg now have a football team that appears to be going places and that could not have happened without BlueCo.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

But just as David feels he is finally going places, he is dealt a hammer blow from the head of the prize committee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

That question is part of what makes them apt faces for this totalitarian support structure — a white-collar power couple eager to secure promotions at a company that’s really going places.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025

If you pay close attention you can see they are all involved in their own lives, going places, solving crises, having fun.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Maybe coming back to Welch had killed the idea Dad used to have of himself as a man going places.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls