How to Use well over in a Sentence

well over

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  • All of the throwers here are proven to work well over time.
    — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 24 May 2023
  • How it’s held up: This couch has held up well over time.
    — Alida Nugent, Peoplemag, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Now is the best time of the year to buy, as the kit would normally cost well over $500.
    — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 11 July 2023
  • There’s a sport beloved by well over a billion people around the world.
    — Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 10 Aug. 2023
  • But expect to see it back for the finale and maybe the reunion as well over the next few weeks.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • And yet, Whistler and Leyland had built a close friendship for well over a decade.
    — Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2024
  • That’s a huge sum for an album that was released well over a decade ago.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Heck, his movies have grossed well over $1.4 billion at the box office.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2024
  • That would be at the forefront of R&B, a mountain she’s steadily climbed for well over a decade.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 Dec. 2023
  • It’s been well over 100 days, and Hollywood is still on strike.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Certainly Mary earns well over half the credit just for the baldness and bulk of her lies.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
  • There may have even been some small moons that formed that were destroyed as well over this window.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 18 Sep. 2024
  • With a paper filter and the same cap, the brewing chamber fills, then takes well over a minute to empty out.
    — Joe Ray, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Mehmed’s State Farm agent later called her with bad news — she had been charged $1,812, well over market rate.
    — Eli Tan, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Since most of those occurred in the summer that’s well over a death a week on the job for workers exposed to heat during the hottest months.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 21 July 2023
  • It’s gotta be more than just playing well or playing well over stretches.
    — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
  • The United States had a free kick from a dangerous spot in the 57th minute, but Morgan’s header popped up well over the goal.
    — Anne M. Peterson, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Most earbuds with half that cost well over a hundred dollars, but right now these are $60.
    — Condé Nast, WIRED, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Both teams are coming off solid wins and have been playing well over their past 10 games.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
  • That will bring the total number of open pools to 19 – well over the 11 pools the recreation commission was able to open last summer.
    — Jeanne Houck, The Enquirer, 13 June 2023
  • The soft material holds up well over time and is resistant to mold and mildew.
    — Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2024
  • On second down, Herbert couldn’t find an open receiver and launched the ball out of bounds, deep and well over the head of Derius Davis.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Together, the women have earned well over 2 billion streams combined, much of that over just the past four years.
    — Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
  • And then our first offer came in 24 hours after our premiere and was well over our budget.
    — William Earl, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
  • On the other, the stock keeps climbing, with Tesla’s market cap now well over $800 billion.
    — Amber Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 July 2024
  • True to his word, Sting sounded like well over a million dollars, if not quite $300 million.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2023
  • There are deals on home goods, skincare products, fashion finds, and so much more to shop with discounts well over half off.
    — Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The team focused on four tiny individual hairs and three hair clumps, all of which were well over 100 years old.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The vast majority of voters in this election — well over 80% — made up their minds long ago.
    — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
  • About half of Lego’s kits include tires, and the company produces well over 300 million tiny wheels each year.
    — Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 30 July 2023

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