gone on

Example Sentences

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It would have been fine had Scotland gone on to play well.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Others have continued schooling or gone on to other industries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Cordeiro, meanwhile, has gone on to become a senior advisor to Infantino while Gulati is a senior advisor to the New York-New Jersey host committee, which is responsible for July’s World Cup final.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Low-key conversations about acquiring nuclear weapons in South Korea and Japan that have gone on for years are increasingly spilling into public view.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

But then Tom Yew said he thought it'd gone on a bit long and everyone agreed that though the film was classic it'd dragged on for ages.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell