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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