How to Use go ahead with (something) in a Sentence

go ahead with (something)

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  • The state wanted to go ahead with the plan, but only if Levy agreed to spearhead the effort.
    Anne Kadet, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Our test scores came back with 91% approval, but Avex could not go ahead with it and told me to shop it around.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
  • King Charles, Anne's brother, permitted her to go ahead with the trip as planned.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022
  • You might be advised to reschedule, although some providers will go ahead with a Pap smear if your flow is very light.
    Elizabeth Boskey, Verywell Health, 27 June 2023
  • The board members voted unanimously to go ahead with the plan.
    Rachel Abrams, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
  • In 2009, Congress mandated that the Forest Service go ahead with a swap to protect the area.
    oregonlive, 21 Jan. 2023
  • City Council has added three new members since last fall’s vote to go ahead with the project if grant money was received.
    cleveland, 21 Apr. 2022
  • After that didn't work, Bankman-Fried allegedly decided to go ahead with the bribe.
    Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The Birmingham City Council voted Tuesday to go ahead with a plan to offer tiny shelters to the homeless.
    al, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Board members are also studying whether to go ahead with the design of a new rental car facility.
    Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But Toho-Towa, which handles most universal titles in Japan, did not go ahead with the release.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Ultimately, officials decided to roll the dice and go ahead with the launch.
    Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Meta, as shown in its annual report this week, decided to go ahead with a warning.
    Steve Mollman, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2024
  • The Breeders’ Cup held a special meeting and agreed to go ahead with the event after the track instituted many safety reforms.
    John Cherwaspecial Contributor, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022
  • Deliberations are at an early stage, details of a deal such as size and structure could change and the lender could decide not to go ahead with the stake sale, the people said.
    Baiju Kalesh, Bloomberg.com, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Fox executives previously said the network would not go ahead with the program if either of the guilds were still on strike at the end of July.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
  • The government had set a March deadline and was, until last week, ready to go ahead with the plan, indicating an urgency to mop up funds.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Approval from health officials in the five Canadian provinces that have teams is still needed before the NHL can go ahead with the season.
    Fox News, 19 Dec. 2020
  • Some have suggested that an interested team should go ahead with the deal because Lillard would show up in order to get paid.
    Afentres, oregonlive, 6 July 2023
  • In one, a large group of scientists debate whether to go ahead with using the bomb on Japan after hearing that Germany has been defeated.
    Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 19 July 2023
  • Although the plan was sound, the U.S. government ultimately chose to go ahead with a civilian moon program instead.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Israel faces a dilemma in seeking to free its hostages from Hamas: Let talks play out, risking an impasse, or go ahead with a ground push into Gaza, putting the captives’ lives in danger.
    WSJ, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The demonstration was banned after unionists announced plans for a rival march, but the organizers resolved to go ahead with it.
    Megan Specia Andrew Testa, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Deliberations are at an early stage, details such as size and structure could change and the insurer could decide not to go ahead with the stake sale, the people said.
    Baiju Kalesh, Bloomberg.com, 14 Feb. 2023
  • In the end, builders can go ahead with the modification or brand new ship with confidence that safety and performance won’t suffer, says Ouimette.
    Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 20 Sep. 2022
  • The rules wouldn’t take effect for 60 days, leaving a decision on how and whether to go ahead with the effort to President-elect Joe Biden’s administration.
    Bob Davis, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2021
  • Fox executives previously said the network would not go ahead with the Emmy telecast if either of the guilds were still on strike well into the summer.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The festival and directors of the three films decided to go ahead with presentations of the films, but with blank screens and muted sound in place of the footage removed on government order.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 12 June 2023
  • Their rejection of the Trump plan, which seems inevitable given the terms on offer, will provide Netanyahu the justification to go ahead with the annexation Trump has blessed.
    Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Make mistakes and learn from them Sometimes after those conversations, their children will go ahead with a purchase, like when Soren recently bought an expensive Lego set with her own money.
    Amy Rose Dobson, Washington Post, 2 July 2024

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