How to Use be going in a Sentence

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  • As the season ends, things seem to be going right for the first time in Devi's life.
    Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 7 June 2023
  • Next on my list! 2021: Things seem to be going well for the married couple.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 10 June 2023
  • Many were in bloom when they were purchased or planted and these flowers will be going to seed.
    Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2023
  • Maya Hawke has some thoughts about where her character might be going in Stranger Things.
    Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023
  • On the surface, things couldn’t be going any better for Kelly.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 8 May 2023
  • The Leody Taveras rehab assignment seems to be going well.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Those that feel lost or may just be going through their own transformations in life and what those look like.
    Robyn Mowatt, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2023
  • He was supposed to be going from one job to another when he was shot, his sister said.
    Austindedios, oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
  • So Mulkey will likely be going shopping in the portal again this off-season.
    Kris Rhim, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2023
  • As Frank goes around the conference room table to get a yes or no vote on the GoJo deal, things seem to be going the way Kendall had maneuvered it.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2023
  • The fourth season of Succession will be the show's last, and if the premiere is any indication, the HBO drama will be going out with a bang.
    Town & Country, 2 Apr. 2023
  • These 19-year-old American teenagers would be going to battle against two 18-year-old Israeli teenagers.
    IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2023
  • And, Lynch noted, the senders themselves suggest that Patten might be going through something.
    Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
  • So far, that transition seems to be going seamlessly for him.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2023
  • On June 12th, many subreddits will be going dark to protest this policy.
    Marco Marcelline, PCMAG, 6 June 2023
  • Uncertainty over the future To the dismay of those who care for birds, the deadly strain seems to have stuck around in the state through the winter and doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon.
    Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 14 May 2023
  • And, more importantly, who will be going home with the season 23 trophy?
    Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 16 May 2023
  • Some say the labyrinth represents the birth canal, the shape and complexity of the brain, or the turns of the intestines, helping the walker to digest whatever might be going on in his or her life.
    Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2023
  • There are a few possible explanations for what could be going on.
    Julia Landwehr, Health, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Note: After today's installment, the column will be going on a brief hiatus.
    Marco Torres, Chron, 27 Apr. 2023
  • There is no reason why Black mothers shouldn't be going home from the hospital with their families after birth.
    Kennedy Sessions, Chron, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Home prices in the area may be going up rapidly, creating opportunities for cash buyers to fix and flip them for a profit.
    Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 17 May 2023
  • Instead, the family will be going on a cruise to Mexico with Amani's family.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 3 June 2023
  • But what is often a seasonal problem, peaking in spring and summer months with the movement of wild migratory birds, now seems not to be going away.
    Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 2 May 2023
  • The decarbonization of our economy does not appear to be going very smoothly.
    Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 2 June 2023
  • This new beer is a part of Steeplejack’s Founders Series, and six-packs will be going into distribution this week and available at retail outlets next week.
    oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Now /iPhone will be going private, severely restricting access to the sub.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 10 June 2023
  • Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott may be going their separate ways.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
  • This special experience seemed to be going as planned at her second of three Chicago tour dates on Saturday.
    Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 4 June 2023
  • Hahn explains that understanding the sizes, shapes and distribution of volcanoes could give clues as to what might be going on beneath the surface.
    Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2023

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