well over

idiom

: much more than
That car costs well over $50,000.

Examples of well over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Amazon Strata Men's Complete Golf Set As far as beginner sets go, this one is a fantastic deal, sold by Callaway and has well over 9,000 ratings with a 4.6-star average. Kelsey Chapman, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024 For example, a 13-day Norwegian itinerary that begins in Cape Town on Dec. 7 and ends in Mauritius on Dec. 20 has prices that start at $899 per person for an inside stateroom, but flights can be well over $1,000 round trip. Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024 Estimates from various Western intelligence agencies have put the toll of dead and wounded for Russia at somewhere between 300,000 to 350,000, with most estimating that well over 100,000 have been killed. Tyler Hicks Marc Santora, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024 Some 71 percent of voters approve of the idea, including well over half of Republicans, according to polling Data for Progress conducted last October. Naveena Sadasivam & Kate Yoder / Grist, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024 While the typical Hollywood blockbuster tends to make well over 50 percent of its sales outside North America, China’s biggest hits consistently earn a pittance outside the mainland. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2024 But the deal put Nexstar well over the FCC’s rule that no single entity can own stations reaching more than 39% of U.S. TV households. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024 But expect to see it back for the finale and maybe the reunion as well over the next few weeks. Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024 This product held up well over six months of home testing without breaking or other issues. Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024

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“Well over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well%20over. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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