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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After President Emmanuel Macron of France navigated his meeting with President Trump on Monday, skirting the rockiest shoals but making little headway, Mr. Starmer, the British prime minister, will meet Mr. Trump on Thursday to plead for the United States not to abandon Ukraine.
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Mark Landler, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The current draft consists of running six vehicles on 30 minute headways, seven days a week for 61 days (potentially June 1 to July 31).
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
The fire had gained some headway and soon held full sway through the building.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
By the afternoon, calmer winds aided firefighters in making some headway, though by that point at least five fires were still active and some burned out of control in the L.A. area.
—Melina Walling, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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Mark Landler, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
The current draft consists of running six vehicles on 30 minute headways, seven days a week for 61 days (potentially June 1 to July 31).
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
The fire had gained some headway and soon held full sway through the building.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
By the afternoon, calmer winds aided firefighters in making some headway, though by that point at least five fires were still active and some burned out of control in the L.A. area.
—Melina Walling, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Headway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headway. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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headway
noun
head·way
-ˌwā 
1
: motion forward
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