Examples of headway in a Sentence
the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size
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Although Musk has publicly advocated for lower tariffs and has publicly feuded with Trump’s top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, Musk appears to have made little headway with Trump, and Tesla’s China sales are under threat.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
One group in particular that has been making significant headway are the wide receivers.
—Dan Lovi, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025
The film business, though, is one sector where the U.S. maintains a sizable trade surplus with China, as Chinese films, despite their enormous earnings in the home market, have made little headway with mainstream North American moviegoers.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
But talks toward an agreement, which appeared to be making serious headway last week, came to a standstill when ByteDance called the White House to inform it that the Chinese government would not let a TikTok deal proceed, Lauren Hirsch, David McCabe and Sapna Maheshwari reported for The Times.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
One group in particular that has been making significant headway are the wide receivers.
—Dan Lovi, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2025
The film business, though, is one sector where the U.S. maintains a sizable trade surplus with China, as Chinese films, despite their enormous earnings in the home market, have made little headway with mainstream North American moviegoers.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
But talks toward an agreement, which appeared to be making serious headway last week, came to a standstill when ByteDance called the White House to inform it that the Chinese government would not let a TikTok deal proceed, Lauren Hirsch, David McCabe and Sapna Maheshwari reported for The Times.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Headway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headway. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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headway
noun
head·way
-ˌwā 
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: motion forward
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