come a long way

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1

: to rise to a much higher level of success : to become very successful

He's come a long way from his days as a young reporter. Now he's one of the country's most respected journalists.

2

: to make a great amount of progress

Medicine has come a long way in recent years.

Examples of come a long way in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Long Island native has come a long way from collecting magazines during her childhood, and credits her trajectory to her insatiable curiosity, work ethic, and the mentors who guided her along the way. —Essence, 11 Aug. 2025

Doing laundry has come a long way since people beat clothes on a rock or boiled them in a big cast-iron tub over a wood fire. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025

Facelifts have come a long way from the startled, windswept looks that once abounded on Rodeo Drive. —Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025

Breast cancer screening tech has come a long way in recent years, with improvements in accuracy and convenience in new methods. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 July 2025

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