How to Use well over in a Sentence
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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 add-on would raise the price of the F80, a car that won’t go into production until next year, to well over $6 million.
— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024 -
Three stripes Adidas Sambas have been the sneaker of the moment for well over a year at this point, and the trend shows no signs of slowing down.
— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2024 -
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 -
Indeed, Americans have been tussling over the time warp for well over a century now.
— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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