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How to use going in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun, adjective

Going means attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly. Example: “The going was very difficult over the ice.”

Examples of going by meaning

verbAttending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly.

  • theatre-going, church-going, movie-going

nounThe suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.

  • The going was very difficult over the ice.

nounProgress.

  • We made good going for a while, but then we came to the price.

nounConditions for advancing in any way.

  • Not only were the streets not paved with gold, but the going was difficult for an immigrant.

nounThe whereabouts (of something).

  • I can't find my sunglasses; you haven't seen the going of them, have you?

nounThe horizontal distance between the front of one step in a flight of stairs and the front of the next.

  • Each step had a rise of 170 mm and a going of 250 mm.

adjectiveLikely to continue; viable.

  • He didn't want to make an unsecured loan to the business because it didn't look like a going concern.

adjectiveCurrent, prevailing.

  • The going rate for manual snow-shoveling is $25 an hour.

More sentences with going

  • I'm running a book on who is going to win the race.From the entry book
  • I don't think he wants to go. — Yeah, well, we're going anyway, and he can deal.From the entry deal
  • The Boy Scouts were going to accept him as a member.From the entry accept
  • There is no point whatever in going on with this discussion.From the entry whatever
  • You're going to be in a world of trouble when your family finds out.From the entry world
  • Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?From the entry new
  • For financial reasons, we're not going to be able to continue to fund this program.From the entry financial
  • He is going to Australia for his honeymoon for 10 days.From the entry Australia
  • That's it—I'm not going to any more candy stores with you.From the entry it
  • We're going down to the Indian for a curry—wanna join us?From the entry indian
  • We're going to defer the decision until we have all the facts.From the entry defer
  • I'm going to give my wife a necklace for her birthday.From the entry give
  • The neighbor's dog barking throughout the night is a right nuisance - I'm going to complain.From the entry nuisance
  • His fortunes have been going south ever since he was tricked into investing in that ostrich farm.From the entry south
  • My husband is such a child, going out with his sled everytime it snows.From the entry child
  • I'm just going to duck into the loo for a minute; can you hold my bag?From the entry duck
  • He's going to the penalty box after hacking the defender in front of the goal.From the entry hack
  • You're going to think I'm plum crazy for this, but I want to adopt all seven kittens.From the entry plum
  • The boss of the company was going to Spain for work.From the entry boss
  • The car company are going to unveil the new sports car model next month.From the entry unveil
  • I’m going to masquerade as an old-fashioned pilot. What are you going to dress up as?From the entry masquerade
  • I'm going to soak in the bath for a couple of hours.From the entry soak
  • We're going back to the PI for a vacation this summer.From the entry pi
  • Look, I'm going to explain what to do, so you have to listen closely.From the entry look
  • At the intersection, there are two roads going to the left. Take the hard left.From the entry hard
  • He was bent on going to Texas, but not even he could say why.From the entry bent
  • I'm going to burn the stove now so the room will start warming up.From the entry burn
  • I’m going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.From the entry fight
  • I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store.From the entry get
  • Workmen were coming and going at all hours of the night.From the entry go
  • She was going that way anyway, so she offered to show him where it was.From the entry go
  • I'm going to take a bath after I've answered these emails.From the entry have

Meaning of going

  1. verb Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly.
  2. noun A departure.
  3. noun The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.

Full definition of going

Questions about going in a sentence

How do you use going in a sentence?
Going is used as a verb, noun and adjective. For example: “The going was very difficult over the ice.”
What is a short sentence with going?
“theatre-going, church-going, movie-going”
What does going mean?
Going means attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: going (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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