proceeded

Example Sentences

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The Mets proceeded to drop three more games since that vote of confidence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

He proceeded to hook his shot low and to the left, a few feet over the heads of some onlookers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Reviewing them “was a massive effort. The agency proceeded glacially, but really we were speeding as fast as we could,” the official said.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Lake proceeded to sack more than 85% of the agency's employees - more than 1,000 staff at VOA alone - leaving just a handful of employees in their jobs.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

At which point the hare stopped her stretching and proceeded to march back and forth, with her very long back feet alternately thrusting high in the air.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el