went along

past tense of go along

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of went along Morris went along with it, but in the wake of the Bucs’ 35-7 defeat in October 2009, some of his players ignored the edict. Michael Silver, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 Sell went along with him for the day. Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Her husband went along with the ploy and could be seen reaching an arm out to save her, all while dressed in his Armani wedding tux. Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025 The refinement of his technique and the discipline of his eyes got better as the game went along. Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025 But as the movie went along, the character evolved. Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025 Some commentators have suggested that had Americans had earlier access to the Zapruder film, the conspiracy culture that metastasized around the killing of JFK and the more generalized distrust of institutions that went along with it may not have been quite so powerful. Time, 20 Sep. 2025 Too fearful to resist, Liu went along with the arrest, just as the young officer had done before him. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025 Though staff were apologetic, Wolf went along with the request. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went along
Verb
  • As that game progressed, Martinelli had to show different sides to his game.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Necrosis – the death of body tissue – progressed to her face and scalp.
    Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Branch then proceeded to strike Smith-Schuster on the front of the helmet with an open-handed blow, sending the receiver to the ground.
    Ben Morse, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Tensions in Venezuela had remained high after the election, and, in the political fallout over the way that Maduro’s government had proceeded—without sharing the electoral rolls as proof of its win—most of Latin America’s governments had condemned it.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Before protesters marched, Democratic Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes took the stage.
    Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • And in metro Detroit, anti-Trump protesters came out in strong numbers from Sterling Heights to Detroit, where thousands marched in the streets.
    Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
  • All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.
    Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Smith-Schuster tumbled backward to the ground, jumped up and went after Branch.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Showing confidence the whole night that the outcome wouldn’t really be in doubt, BSU went for it seven times on fourth down, converting six of those.
    Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But when the 2021 New York City mayoral election came along, DSA didn't endorse a candidate, despite the fact that the organization had amassed a large canvassing infrastructure in the years preceding it.
    Halle Troadec, ABC News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Then one day, an opportunity came along when least expected.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Jim Jones went off on the G-Unit member for those comments and more on the latest episode of Artist 2 Artist.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The unidentified hiker had attempted to summit the mountain earlier in the day but went off-trail when the snowstorm arrived, according to authorities.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Went along.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20along. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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