How to Use proceed in a Sentence

proceed

verb
  • The problems have been fixed and the work can now proceed.
  • We may not be able to proceed as planned.
  • The troops proceeded north along the river.
  • The crowd proceeded toward the exits.
  • All passengers must proceed to the baggage claim area.
  • We will proceed according to plan.
  • After the interruption, she proceeded with her presentation.
  • The Longhorns proceed to go three-and-out and punt to the Crimson Tide.
    Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2023
  • The Celtics proceeded to go on a 12-0 run to take control of the game.
    Hayden Bird, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
  • The birds seemed to be arguing about the best way to proceed.
    New York Times, 3 Oct. 2021
  • The court will now proceed to hearing the merits of the case, a process that will take years.
    Reuters, CNN, 22 July 2022
  • Lamet took the mound with a 2-0 lead and proceeded to bowl over the first batter.
    Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 May 2017
  • On the site, users can pick a weapon, type in a message and then proceed to check out.
    New York Times, 22 Aug. 2022
  • But those plans didn't proceed, and have been dropped, Williams-Lime said.
    Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2020
  • But teams still need to have games on the schedule in case the season can proceed.
    Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2020
  • Hardy proceeded to give up back-to-back home runs in the fifth, sending him to the dugout.
    George Stoia, Detroit Free Press, 27 June 2018
  • But the reopening may have to proceed in fits and starts.
    New York Times, 11 May 2020
  • A judge ruled that the evidence was enough for the case to proceed to trial.
    Tony Rizzo, kansascity, 28 July 2017
  • The pope agreed to launch one, but then proceeded to drag his feet on the matter.
    Anne Thériault, Longreads, 3 July 2018
  • The two decided to spend the next day apart, but reunite in the evening and talk about how to proceed.
    Francesca Street, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The court allowed his claim for breach of contract to proceed.
    Jack Greiner, The Enquirer, 11 May 2022
  • There is no doubt that next year, things will proceed in the same fashion.
    Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2021
  • The Monday statement added that Stuhlbarg is on the mend and would proceed with the play as scheduled.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Were there instructions in the chest about how to proceed?
    Peter Frick-Wright, Outside Online, 5 May 2022
  • The loss of command, in turn, has made Barnes proceed with caution.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The Cowboys will bump Tyler Smith out to left tackle and proceed.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The full council will decide on how to proceed next week.
    al, 26 Jan. 2020
  • Then, with your cheeks still sucked in, proceed to blow air out (with your nose still pinched shut).
    Brian Sumers, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2018
  • Due to that, that kind of was the reason for proceeding in this fashion.
    Ed Carroll, sun-sentinel.com, 18 July 2019
  • The car then proceeded back into the westbound lane and drove away.
    The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2023

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