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
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
If you pay close attention you can see they are all involved in their own lives, going places, solving crises, having fun.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024
If the billboards in Ivanovo are to be believed, Russia’s really going places.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024
“I told you we’d be going places if we got the junior high job, didn’t I?”
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
