Examples of headway in a Sentence
the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size
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When an instance of misconduct is alleged and the investigation begins to make some headway, the police or corrections officer might quit or retire.
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Since the start of the year, the rate for the most popular mortgage product has made little headway one way or the other, moving cautiously around the upper-6% range.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Los Angeles is making some headway with its plans to stem the tide of mid-budget productions moving to other cities in America.
—Peter White, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
The budget was also in the news this week as the House and the Senate appeared to make some headway, though their positions aren’t exactly aligned.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
Since the start of the year, the rate for the most popular mortgage product has made little headway one way or the other, moving cautiously around the upper-6% range.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Los Angeles is making some headway with its plans to stem the tide of mid-budget productions moving to other cities in America.
—Peter White, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
The budget was also in the news this week as the House and the Senate appeared to make some headway, though their positions aren’t exactly aligned.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Headway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headway. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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headway
noun
head·way
-ˌwā 
1
: motion forward
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