How to Use a ways to go in a Sentence

a ways to go

noun phrase

• Experts say there’s a ways to go before pig lung transplants show as much success.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
• There’s still a ways to go for this full build-out space, but reaching any construction milestone is cause for celebration these days.
  — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Aug. 2025
• Performance-wise, Paul is ready for that role, but in terms of his credibility in the way he’s booked, Paul still has a ways to go to get there.
  — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
• Still, the film still has a ways to go to beat Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard’s sequel trilogy, each of which grossed $1 billion globally.
  — Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
• But if Saturday’s 2-0 loss to Spain at Audi Field was any indication, the Americans still have a ways to go before contending for their fifth World Cup title.
  — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026