march on

phrasal verb

marched on; marching on; marches on

: to come toward (a place) in order to attack it

Enemy troops were marching on the city.

: to go or continue onward

Time marches on.

Governments come and go, but civilization marches on.

Examples of march on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Loading your audio article A season that began with so much promise for the Cubs is dwindling down with little chance of a playoff payoff, while the White Sox’s march on the all-time record for single-season losses continues. —

Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2024 The video also features clips totally unrelated to Springfield, including footage of a woman being arrested for eating a cat in Canton, Ohio, and a clip of gang members marching on a street in Haiti. —

Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 12 Sep. 2024 Outside the gates of the university, a small group of protesters marched on a picket line and urged arriving students and faculty to join them rather than go to class. —

Jake Offenhartz, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2024 And two weeks after the trial ended, the KKK marched on Washington, D.C., in throngs. —

John Kaag, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for march on

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