went for
Example Sentences
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“I convinced her to let me stay under certain rules. So I never touched a college campus. Never went for a second.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
"The night before she was going to travel back, we were all getting ready to meet her in London, and she went for dinner with friends," Nic added.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Before a fundraiser in Las Vegas, where tickets went for as much as $844,600 per couple, Trump met with a group that included Doug Burgum, who is now interior secretary, and Brockman.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
“I was inspired by my grandfather’s place in the South of France, so I went for that rustic Mediterranean feel—a lot of wood and stone—and worked in a Moroccan vibe,” she explained.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
The same went for the annual Easter Egg Roll, an outdoor family celebration that had been started in 1878 and involved thousands of people.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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