How to Use go-around in a Sentence

go-around

1 of 2 noun
  • The FedEx crew pulled out and did a go-around at the last minute as the 737 rose into its path.
    — Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • But at the end of the day, this isn't my first go-around, this is not my first rodeo with firings.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The measure passed 4-3. Tuesday night was the second go-around for the project.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The historic election marked the first time since 1923 that nobody won the first go-around.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
  • Hunter left a mark in 18 months during his first go-around at Clemson.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2023
  • He was overlooked last year, but gave a more shaded turn this go-around.
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023
  • This go-around, the pendulum appears to have swung the other way.
    — Evan Drellich, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
  • White loves a wealthy elite in turmoil, and Isaacs appears to be filling that role on this go-around.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2025
  • White loves a wealthy elite in turmoil, and Isaacs appears to be filling that role on this go-around.
    — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • In the last couple go-arounds, the Montero hasn't won any standing ovations.
    — Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
  • His wife received the visa on the second go-around, but that meant little without one for him.
    — Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
  • When the plane was about 15 feet above the ground, the captain called for a go-around, instructing the first officer to abort the landing.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
  • More of your fellow Democrats supported this bill, this go-around, this vote.
    — NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Beets Beets are another hearty vegetable that can withstand a go-around on the grill.
    — Ashley Martens, Redbook, 10 May 2023
  • But this go-around, the couple plans to stay put until their baby arrives.
    — Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The question is, how effective can Trump be in his second go-around?
    — Daniel Bush, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
  • As with the first weekend of the festival, Ed Sheeran has once again been added to the lineup for this second go-around.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2025
  • There was a total of 19 jurors selected for trial in the first go-around.
    — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
  • There’s no word from Peacock on who could replace Hyland this go-around.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
  • This go-around, the celebration will include a parade of hundreds of troops from the British Army.
    — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 15 June 2023
  • That made finishing the grid pretty easy on my second go-around.
    — Kris Holt, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • And with the release of the first teaser for the forthcoming season (below), the third go-around for the TMS team looks to be no exception.
    — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2023
  • Back-to-work mandates might be futile This isn’t JPMorgan’s first go-around.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2023
  • So much has changed since Percy Miller’s first go-around as a basketball parent.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Now gearing up to face their rivals once again, fans can expect the rematch to be even more exciting than the first go-around.
    — Hannah Brewitt, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024
  • His first go-around Thursday didn’t go as planned as Corbin Burnes was far from sharp in his five-inning start against the Cubs, but there are six months to go and 161 more games to be played.
    — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • But the big picture reminder here is that every electoral vote could matter this go-around, right?
    — NBC News, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Could the stunt lover have something up his sleeve this go-around for Mission: Impossible?
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Even though this is her third go-around with the material, the thrill of building a world premiere musical is very much brand-new.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 13 June 2025
  • There’s no official word from Paramount yet on a second go-around, but much of the cast is hopeful for a renewal.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Feb. 2025

go around

2 of 2 verb
  • Arnold went around the car and shot more at the other man.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
  • These are the things that make the world go around today.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 30 Oct. 2024
  • This go around, there is no prospect of any snowflakes to end.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
  • But what if there are more diners and the item goes around the horn?
    — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Hugs went around all night long through the Crypto.com arena.
    — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The kind that goes around your neck and covers the whole bottom of your face.
    — Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Or, at the very least, just don’t go around to the bar on The Strip with loaded guns in the backseat.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 14 Mar. 2023
  • In Ireland, if somebody dies, all the young ones go around and make the teas at the wake.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • For Britney Spears, what goes around comes all the way back around.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The Jeep then went around the CRV and hit his brakes, officials said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
  • There’s a lot of that going around the Ravens’ front seven.
    — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2023
  • These arguments go around and around, like the hands on a watch.
    — Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The strap goes around her head, the cold doorknob into her mouth.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
  • And of course, a lot of those also go around double stars.
    — Janna Levin, Quanta Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Xavier Bass went around the trailer and his father crawled out, stood up and ran across the yard.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2024
  • So if a, a bull rider comes out and the bull goes around the left five times in a row pretty fast.
    — Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
  • We're all gathered to watch 33 cars go around in circles for the next few hours.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2022
  • Avoiding this Canal means going around the Cape of Good Hope.
    — Steve Banker, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • In the hundred years since first opening a store in New York in 1922, the Dunhill brand went around the world.
    — Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The Note Pin can dangle from a necklace, or go around your wrist.
    — Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • But the first draft was just a deaf man on his own with a gun going around shooting.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The more immunizations go around, the less kindling there is for the virus to burn.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Even going around the corner, some guys fall on that, get tripped up.
    — Joe Smith, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The gold medal that went around his neck Saturday night is proof.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The flowy, off-the-shoulder black dress included a wrap that went around her neck.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 27 June 2023
  • There’s a lot of opinions about us that go around on the internet.
    — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Lester and the Indian went around the body and gave it several swipes.
    — Tom Stacer, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Harley did not open the door, instead going around the side of the apartment building to see who was there.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 30 Mar. 2024
  • There’s a rumor going around about Tom Brady and Sydney Sweeney.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
  • This is not the time to engage in a shuffle dance contest or go around kicking people.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

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