go far

Example Sentences

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Soccer, like much of life, is a team sport, and teams don’t go far unless there’s unselfish cooperation, etc.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

A package of protections for veterans has also been proposed by the UK government, but some MPs have said the measures do not go far enough.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

In his resignation letter, he said the unpublished plan didn’t go far enough and would have forced him to make decisions “that left the country less safe.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Not only is the rise of autocratic leaders “objectively bad for the world,” he adds, but the feeling that the show “didn’t go far enough” is also “unsettling,” to put it lightly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Mam wants to cash it but she can’t go far from the bed.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt