How to Use move on in a Sentence
move on
phrasal verb-
But, there is a time when to not rest on your past loves and move on.
— Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 18 Apr. 2023 -
Whether or not his fans were ready, Bowie had moved on.
— Jem Aswad, Variety, 3 July 2023 -
Don't just promote the song once and move on; think long-term.
— Justin Grome, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024 -
In the short term, Putin may see it as the best way to downplay the crisis and move on.
— Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, Foreign Affairs, 6 July 2023 -
By the time the set got put back up, the circus had already moved on.
— Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023 -
Affleck and Lopez, for their part, seem to have moved on.
— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2023 -
Once the window is clean, move on to the microwave door and buttons.
— Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2024 -
Hamilton was able to put aside its 18-0 shutout against Badin in Week 1 and move on from it.
— Chris Vogt, The Enquirer, 26 Aug. 2023 -
Some have since moved on, but one-third are still hanging on.
— Jane Thier, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2023 -
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is making moves on and off the track.
— Jasmine Browley, Essence, 20 Dec. 2023 -
Like a ghost just got sucked off [which means moving on from Earth].
— Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2024 -
Had they been placed in any other region, the Aztecs might have moved on.
— Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024 -
So – and saved the ship that was able to then move on safely and securely.
— CBS News, 28 Jan. 2024 -
Just wipe off with a cotton round and move on with your routine.
— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024 -
Still, Marshall is ready, just like Josh and Jackie, to move on.
— Evan Romano, Men's Health, 18 Apr. 2023 -
The winners of the second leg (or the team that scores the most goals) move on to the finals on Saturday, June 1.
— Rudie Obias, Variety, 7 May 2024 -
Parents had to pay for a full-time spot, or nothing, and that has meant that some of them moved on.
— cleveland, 18 July 2023 -
Thomas moves on to a patch of mulch next to a rainwater storage tank.
— Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023 -
Leno joked that the title was too morose for a Christmas gift, and moved on.
— Liam Rappleye, Detroit Free Press, 16 Aug. 2024 -
Not that everyone at the orchard was so ready to move on.
— Jesús Rodríguez, Washington Post, 4 July 2024 -
Backstory out of the way, the film then moves on to the main action, in a manner of speaking.
— Michael Nordine, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023 -
Football fans know her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, can move on the field — and has some smooth touchdown dances.
— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2024 -
The Crimson Tide rolled to a 56-7 victory and moved on to the coming week’s matchup with Texas on a high note.
— Matt Stahl | Mstahl@al.com, al, 5 Sep. 2023 -
The officer and Colt exchanged small talk about school, the end of school and moving on to high school.
— Stepheny Price, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2024 -
Repeat that two times, then move on to the next superset.
— Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 23 Aug. 2023 -
With that mystery solved, Lee moved on to give us the skinny about that buzzy butter.
— Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2023 -
What happens after the TV trucks and the nation move on to focus on the next shooting?
— USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024 -
Lopez will move on to the North Coast Section championships.
— Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024 -
Each coach now has 14 artists on their team for the Battle Rounds, which will then see each team reduced to nine contestants, who will move on to The 3-way Knockouts.
— Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024 -
As Vance and Walz bickered back and forth over Brennan’s attempts to move on, things suddenly went quiet.
— Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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