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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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.
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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
Some state lawmakers point to financial support from the federal government as essential for the industry to grow, even if states make their own headway to build support for nuclear power.
—Allison Prang, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2025
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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
Some state lawmakers point to financial support from the federal government as essential for the industry to grow, even if states make their own headway to build support for nuclear power.
—Allison Prang, Baltimore Sun, 5 May 2025
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“Headway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headway. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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headway
noun
head·way
-ˌwā 
1
: motion forward
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