going places

Example Sentences

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But just as David feels he is finally going places, he is dealt a hammer blow from the head of the prize committee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

"Everyone needs to look at their blueprint and be like 'how can we reach what they are and bridge that gap?' This team is phenomenal and they're going places."

From BBC • May 18, 2025

That question is part of what makes them apt faces for this totalitarian support structure — a white-collar power couple eager to secure promotions at a company that’s really going places.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2025

"Not only are robots going places that are difficult or impossible for humans to reach, our devices investigate, interact with, and collect specimens using a gentle touch… or no touch at all."

From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024

She always felt that way when she stood in front of Caillebotte’s Rainy Day painting—the wet cobblestones underfoot, the people going places in their long skirts and top hats, the inviting turn of the street.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett