go-ahead

Example Sentences

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“After careful consideration, the BBC, Russell T Davies and Bad Wolf have collectively decided not to go ahead with the previously announced Doctor Who Christmas episode,” the BBC wrote in its latest update.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Plum didn’t register a shot attempt until early in the third quarter when she hit a mid-range jumper to go ahead 45-43.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"And I turned and I said, 'Hillary, are you okay, brother?' He said, 'Yes, yes, fine Chris, please go, go!' This is nothing new, you know, I'd go ahead, he'd go ahead."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The A76 in Sanquhar shut on Monday for six weeks to allow work to go ahead on the stonework on the Tolbooth Museum.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

She says, ‘Sure, go ahead and jump on the bed. You only get to be a kid once.’

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix