a long way

Example Sentences

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“It is encouraging that businesses have started adapting, but there’s a long way to go.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The check was relatively small — just $15,000 — but within the Los Angeles Police Department it seemed to go a long way.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

But that of course was in Texas, a long way from the polished glitz of Hollywood, and the same could be said of Gyllenhaal — at least metaphorically.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

But if there were three pillars to the transformation, there is still a long way to go.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The main hall went back a long way.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman