How to Use go-around in a Sentence

go-around

1 of 2 noun
  • The FedEx crew pulled out and did a go-around at the last minute as the 737 rose into its path.
    Dominic Gates, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The historic election marked the first time since 1923 that nobody won the first go-around.
    Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 7 June 2023
  • Hunter left a mark in 18 months during his first go-around at Clemson.
    The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2023
  • He was overlooked last year, but gave a more shaded turn this go-around.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023
  • In the last couple go-arounds, the Montero hasn't won any standing ovations.
    Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
  • His wife received the visa on the second go-around, but that meant little without one for him.
    Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Beets Beets are another hearty vegetable that can withstand a go-around on the grill.
    Ashley Martens, Redbook, 10 May 2023
  • But this go-around, the couple plans to stay put until their baby arrives.
    Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2023
  • There’s no word from Peacock on who could replace Hyland this go-around.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
  • This go-around, the celebration will include a parade of hundreds of troops from the British Army.
    Justin Ray, Robb Report, 15 June 2023
  • And with the release of the first teaser for the forthcoming season (below), the third go-around for the TMS team looks to be no exception.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2023
  • Back-to-work mandates might be futile This isn’t JPMorgan’s first go-around.
    Jane Thier, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2023
  • So much has changed since Percy Miller’s first go-around as a basketball parent.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Now gearing up to face their rivals once again, fans can expect the rematch to be even more exciting than the first go-around.
    Hannah Brewitt, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024
  • His first go-around Thursday didn’t go as planned as Corbin Burnes was far from sharp in his five-inning start against the Cubs, but there are six months to go and 161 more games to be played.
    Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2023
  • District 3 council member Zarin Gracey will lead the committee this go-around.
    Jason Beeferman, Dallas News, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Louisville men's basketball star El Ellis will not return for one last go-around with the Cardinals.
    The Courier-Journal, 6 Apr. 2023
  • This week, for the iconic edition’s 60th anniversary, the supermodel’s back for her fifth go-around.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
  • And the rivals continued their earlier battle in training GPT-3, where they were joined this go-around by Google.
    IEEE Spectrum, 12 Nov. 2023
  • During their second go-around, CEOs stay in the role for about 1.5 years, compared to an average seven-year tenure across the index.
    Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Plus, the show earned two writing nominations for its third season and could earn another for its fourth go-around, which saw no dip in quality.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2023
  • The committee eventually reconvened and passed it on the second go-around.
    Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • So as soon as it was revealed that Succession's fourth go-around would be its last, the inevitably of Logan's death—and the chaos that will certainly follow—seemed like something that would surely come.
    Evan Romano, Men's Health, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Being spat out by Idol on her first go-around coincided with an already challenging time in Marshall’s life.
    Nico Lang, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
  • To make the character, Stoll had to shoot a run-through of the script while donning a facial motion-capture apparatus, then shoot a second go-around separate from the rest of the cast about a year later.
    WIRED, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Smart news go-around Have a friend who shares articles from Apple News or another aggregator?
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
  • In the first go-around, the Tulare proposal neglected to mention any infrastructure other than the California Aqueduct, which runs through the western part of the basin.
    Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The American flight self-initiated a go-around and the two aircraft were approximately 3,100 feet from each other.
    Amanda Maile, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The series was renewed for a second go-around last year and will begin filming scenes for its new season in Austin this month, according to local talent agency Legacy Casting.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2024
  • Ideally, Denver wouldn’t need to lean on him heavily in a playoff setting, whereas Kawhi Leonard’s injury threw off the Clippers’ entire identity this go-around.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 2 July 2024
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go around

2 of 2 verb
  • Not in the sense of ease, but rather, that there was no going around obstacles—there was only going through them.
    Mel Studach, Architectural Digest, 24 Sep. 2024
  • No! Earlier this year there was another one going around.
    Ben Guarino, Scientific American, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Everything With the industry exploding, there’s a lot of work to go around.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
  • There have been lots of periods when there were all kinds of misinformation going around, and the telemarathon provides the truth.
    Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2024
  • This go around, there is no prospect of any snowflakes to end.
    Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
  • But what if there are more diners and the item goes around the horn?
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Hugs went around all night long through the Crypto.com arena.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Or, at the very least, just don’t go around to the bar on The Strip with loaded guns in the backseat.
    Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 14 Mar. 2023
  • For Britney Spears, what goes around comes all the way back around.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2024
  • There’s a lot of that going around the Ravens’ front seven.
    Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The strap goes around her head, the cold doorknob into her mouth.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
  • Xavier Bass went around the trailer and his father crawled out, stood up and ran across the yard.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2024
  • We're all gathered to watch 33 cars go around in circles for the next few hours.
    The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2022
  • In the hundred years since first opening a store in New York in 1922, the Dunhill brand went around the world.
    Paul Croughton, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The more immunizations go around, the less kindling there is for the virus to burn.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2021
  • The gold medal that went around his neck Saturday night is proof.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
  • The flowy, off-the-shoulder black dress included a wrap that went around her neck.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 27 June 2023
  • Harley did not open the door, instead going around the side of the apartment building to see who was there.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Having everyone on the same page before the birth made for a smoother ride on the third go around.
    Candace Y.a. Montague, STAT, 5 Nov. 2022
  • The paths to the summit are becoming longer, as climbers have to go around risky cracks and fissures.
    Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • This device is like a blood pressure cuff that goes around your legs.
    Samantha Lauriello, Health, 26 May 2024
  • Not many people can go around with a flamethrower out on these streets.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2022
  • But there's also a lot of anger and there's starting to be some blame going around.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
  • This go around, there were no complaints from my son about the walking and only a few about the ride wait times.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The sheriff, in a polo shirt, went around shaking hands.
    Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 25 July 2023
  • Unlike the first go around, for Super Truck II, that meant bringing the design team in at the start.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
  • This go around, Shuler netted 18, but made just seven of her 16 shots.
    Shane Hoffmann, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
  • But word went around later that the fire had been contained, and the firefighters left.
    Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Your insights and perspectives help the world go around.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 6 Apr. 2023
  • These things are all true and love is what makes the world go around, and ultimately love is the answer.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2022

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