How to Use come a long way in a Sentence
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Thankfully, playsets have come a long way in the last 20 years.
— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2024 -
These frames have come a long way in the last 20 years.
— Valerie Walsh, wsj.com, 20 Nov. 2023 -
The sport has come a long way from its origins in the Bronx.
— Aliza Rudavsky, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2024 -
Hearing aids have come a long way in the past 20 years.
— Liz Seegert, Fortune Well, 23 June 2023 -
The goals have come a long way since the outcry at Google six years ago.
— David E. Sanger, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024 -
Grande and her hair have come a long way since the Nickelodeon show.
— Gabi Thorne, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023 -
The Bruins have come a long way since those dreamy days.
— Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2022 -
The best hair straighteners have come a long way in the past decade.
— Monique Wilson, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2023 -
Things have come a long way for Vay since it was founded in 2018.
— WIRED, 18 Oct. 2023 -
Goop has come a long way in its 15 years — and it's changed a lot of minds about wellness.
— Mia McNiece, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023 -
In short, she’s come a long way from the swimming laps at the Rosewood High pool!
— EW.com, 9 May 2024 -
But there are others who have come a long way since their days on the small screen.
— Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 15 June 2023 -
But there are others who have come a long way since their days on the small screen.
— Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 15 June 2023 -
Fake tattoos have come a long way since the days of peel-and-stick and the wrappers of Fruit Stripe Gum.
— Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2023 -
On the brink of its biggest year ever, the NSO has come a long way — and is off to a strong start.
— Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2023 -
Dining has come a long way since the early days of space flight.
— Victoria Sayo Turner, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2023 -
Since then, the brand has come a long way, launching its first smartwatch in 2017.
— Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 20 Jan. 2023 -
The amyloidosis field has come a long way in the last three-plus decades.
— Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023 -
Yes, breaking has come a long way from an early-‘80s pop-culture fad that seemed to go the way of the Chia Pet.
— Sean Gregory, TIME, 29 July 2024 -
Glover has come a long way, of course, but … feels relevant.
— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024 -
The Mexico 66 has come a long way on its road to coolness.
— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2023 -
Needless to say, Ryan has come a long way since his 21st birthday.
— Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 2 Apr. 2023 -
To be completely honest, the game has come a long way since then.
— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2024 -
The Russian form of government has come a long way since then.
— Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023 -
Anne Hathaway, for instance, told V Magazine in the spring that chemistry tests have come a long way since her auditioning days in the 2000s.
— Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024 -
Still, the sport has come a long way from Petty’s attitude in 1976.
— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2024 -
In the last 500 million years, eggs (like animals) have come a long way.
— Jules Howard, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024 -
Travel trailers have come a long way in terms of style and function.
— Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 10 Apr. 2024 -
Women’s soccer has come a long way since the first Women’s World Cup in 1991.
— Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023 -
Things have come a long way in the past 21 years, both for Aguilera as an artist and society at large.
— Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2023
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