Examples of headway in a Sentence
the ant was making little headway carrying a crumb that was about five times his size
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Tune back into your daily load of responsibilities and make some headway on your to-do lists.
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Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
The John Wick and The Matrix alum recently told Inverse that after years of attempts to make a follow-up to the gritty supernatural thriller, fans may soon see that vision come to fruition with headway being made in the creative process.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
The East Busway route will be named the Purple Line, featuring enhanced five-minute headways during peak hours.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
After President Emmanuel Macron of France navigated his meeting with President Trump on Monday, skirting the rockiest shoals but making little headway, Mr. Starmer, the British prime minister, will meet Mr. Trump on Thursday to plead for the United States not to abandon Ukraine.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 24 Mar. 2025
The John Wick and The Matrix alum recently told Inverse that after years of attempts to make a follow-up to the gritty supernatural thriller, fans may soon see that vision come to fruition with headway being made in the creative process.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
The East Busway route will be named the Purple Line, featuring enhanced five-minute headways during peak hours.
—Ryan Deto, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
After President Emmanuel Macron of France navigated his meeting with President Trump on Monday, skirting the rockiest shoals but making little headway, Mr. Starmer, the British prime minister, will meet Mr. Trump on Thursday to plead for the United States not to abandon Ukraine.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Headway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headway. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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headway
noun
head·way
-ˌwā 
1
: motion forward
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