Gone example sentences
Related (13): go, went, going, depart, leave, absent, disappeared, vanished, lost, past, finished, over, away
"Gone" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- gone for good
- long gone
- gone missing
- gone wrong
- gone too far
- gone out of style
- gone with the wind
- gone but not forgotten
- time has gone by
- gone off the rails
- gone to waste
- gone soft
Examples by Level
A1
- He is gone.
- My dog is gone — I can't find him.
A2
- When I woke up, my brother was already gone to school.
- The milk is gone, so I need to buy more.
B1
- Looking back, I realize those carefree days are gone and I didn't even appreciate them at the time.
- She's been gone for so long that I've stopped expecting her to come back.
B2
- The person I used to be is gone — replaced by someone harder, more careful, less trusting.
- By the time the ambulance arrived, the moment to save him was already gone.
C1
- What struck him most was not that she was gone, but that he felt almost nothing at her departure — a numbness that frightened him more than grief would have.
- The illusion of permanence, once gone, never quite returns; we learn to live in a world where everything is temporary.
C2
- There's a peculiar kind of mourning that happens when someone is gone but the world keeps spinning as though they never mattered — and perhaps that's the cruelest loss of all.
- He understood, with the clarity that only comes too late, that the best moments are always gone before you realize you're living them.
Examples by Scenario
🏠 Everyday Life
- I turned around and the keys were just gone off the counter.
- My neighbor said his cat's been gone for two days and he's putting up posters everywhere.
💼 Workplace
- The project manager is gone for the week, so we're just winging it until he gets back.
- Half the team is gone because of the flu outbreak.
📊 Business
- The competitor's market share is gone — they couldn't adapt to the shift.
- Our Q3 revenue is gone if we don't land this contract.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
- I wanted the blue one but it's gone — they only have black left.
- The sale price is gone now that the promotion ended.
✈️ Travel
- We missed our flight and the next one is gone until tomorrow.
- By the time we got to the restaurant, the reservation was gone.
📚 Education
- The scholarship deadline is gone, so you'll have to apply next year.
- Once you graduate, that student discount is gone forever.
❤️ Relationships
- I realized the spark between us was gone when he didn't even look up from his phone.
- She knew it was over — the love wasn't gone, just transformed into something that couldn't survive.
📰 News / Politics
- The senator's credibility is gone after those leaked emails.
- The window for climate action is almost gone, according to the latest report.
💻 Technology
- The old software is gone — the company discontinued it last month.
- Your data is gone if you don't back it up before the server shuts down.
📝 Formal Writing
- Once the confidential information is gone public, the damage cannot be undone.
- The historical records are gone, making it difficult to verify the original claims.