How to Use a long way in a Sentence

a long way

noun

• But if the past is any guide, that day is a long way off.
  — Joel Rose, NPR, 2 May 2024
• But there’s a long way to go before skills-first is the way of the world.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
• And at the end of the night, a little stretching goes a long way.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 15 Feb. 2023
• That means the Tories could have a long way to fall back.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 3 May 2024
• This would go a long way to stopping fraud for all of us.
  — Kelly Moore, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2025
• Just a few drops go a long way to smooth split ends and soothe dry, flaky scalps.
  — Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
• The next four days will go a long way toward telling us.
  — Andrew King, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
• Smith is a long way off from being able to do any of that.
  — Max Bultman, New York Times, 1 June 2025
• Despite the progress, the region still has a long way to go, the report said.
  — Krutika Pathi, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023
• A little goes a long way, and the watery serum goes on easy.
  — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 8 May 2024
• Still, for now, at least, Netflix has a long way to go to get there.
  — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
• What's great about this cream is that a little goes a long way.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
• Fires by San Diego highways show there’s a long way to go.
  — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
• There’s still a long way to go before the bill can become law.
  — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 20 Sep. 2023
• For just $22 at Amazon, this two-pack set will go a long way.
  — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2024
• Concord-Carlisle has cooled off a bit, so a win here would go a long way.
  — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
• And don’t forget that a good book goes a long way to quell both guilt and boredom.
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 15 Apr. 2025
• Not to mention, with chia seeds, a little goes a long way.
  — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2024
• There’s a long way to go, and performances like this can help or hurt you.
  — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
• And the lessons to be taken away are that an ounce of prevention goes a long way.
  — Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 May 2025
• But Europe has a long way to go to turn things around and convince the skeptics.
  — Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2025
• From party dips to casseroles, a can of Rotel can go a long way with these recipes.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2023
• The cream texture doesn't lather up too much, but a small amount still goes a long way.
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2023
• The good news, though: A little bit goes a long way, extending the life of the small bottle.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2024
• In hilly Vermont, though, that mileage goes a long way.
  — Tim Neville, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
• But the technology is a long way from that capability.
  — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026
• Sanitation officials said being mindful of an item’s cleanliness and size can go a long way.
  — Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
• Regular maintenance goes a long way, but there are some vehicles that are more dependable than others.
  — Charles Singh, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
• A little goes a long way, so start with a dot of product and add more to amp up the intensity.
  — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2026
• There remains a long way to go before the library could actually open its doors.
  — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026