march on

phrasal verb

marched on; marching on; marches on

: to come toward (a place) in order to attack it

Enemy troops were marching on the city.

: to go or continue onward

Time marches on.

Governments come and go, but civilization marches on.

Examples of march on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Families with signs and bullhorns marched on Snap’s office in Santa Monica, calling for Spiegel’s arrest. —

Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024 In 1913, when the suffragists organized a massive march on Washington, Paul wavered under pressure from wealthy Southern women to segregate the procession. —

Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024 Prigozhin’s march on Moscow has likely spooked many of them, from oligarchs to government technocrats to military officers. —

Max Bergmann, Foreign Affairs, 18 July 2023 Wayne and the Pennsylvania Line finally began their march on May 26 with roughly 800 men, passing the site of the mutineers’ execution as a stark reminder. —

John Laycock, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for march on

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