go the distance
Example Sentences
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Throw in the love of a good woman, an old-school workout program, and a belief in miracles, and these two will manage to go the distance.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Yet this crowded race, which is overstuffed with well-funded candidates equipped to go the distance, might be won with as little as 15% of the primary electorate.
From Salon • Jan. 11, 2026
Any serious competitor has to be ready to go the distance.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
That cleared the way for Yamamoto to go the distance, becoming the first Dodgers pitcher to throw consecutive complete games in the playoffs since Orel Hershiser did three straight times in 1988.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025
They would need 40,000 years to go the distance to the nearest star.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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