Went example sentences

Related (10): go, goes, going, gone, departure, left, traveled, proceeded, moved, journey

"Went" Example Sentences

  1. I went to the store yesterday and forgot to buy milk.
  2. She went silent the moment he walked into the room.
  3. They went through three different therapists before finding one that worked.
  4. He went back to check if he'd left the door unlocked.
  5. We went out for dinner but the restaurant was closed.
  6. My sister went crazy when she found out about the surprise party.
  7. The conversation went downhill pretty fast after that comment.
  8. You went too far with that joke, honestly.
  9. It went better than I expected, which is saying something.
  10. Nobody went to the meeting because the email got lost in spam.
  11. The whole thing went wrong from the start.
  12. She went pale when she saw the test results.
  13. We went camping last summer and got rained out.
  14. He went through her phone without asking — total violation.
  15. I went back and re-read the contract three times.
  16. They went their separate ways after graduation.
  17. The project went over budget by thousands.
  18. She went into labor at three in the morning.
  19. We went to the same high school but never really talked.
  20. He went quiet and stared out the window for twenty minutes.
  21. The interview went so badly I wanted to leave halfway through.
  22. I went looking for answers and found more questions instead.
  23. She went all in on the business idea even though everyone doubted her.
  24. We went back to the beginning and started over.
  25. The meeting went on for two hours longer than scheduled.
  26. He went from being my best friend to a complete stranger.
  27. I went through my old journals and cringed at almost everything.
  28. They went public with their relationship last month.
  29. She went to bed angry and woke up angrier.
  30. We went separate ways at the airport and didn't look back.

Common Phrases

  1. went back
  2. went wrong
  3. went through
  4. went out
  5. went silent
  6. went crazy
  7. went pale
  8. went on
  9. went along with
  10. went down
  11. went over
  12. went ahead

Examples by Level

A1
  1. I went to school today.
  2. She went home after work.
A2
  1. He went to the doctor because he was sick.
  2. We went shopping and bought new clothes.
B1
  1. The conversation went in a direction I didn't expect, but it felt honest.
  2. I went back to my hometown after ten years and everything had changed.
B2
  1. She went through a difficult period, but came out stronger on the other side.
  2. The project went off the rails when the lead developer quit without notice.
C1
  1. What began as a casual dinner went on to become a turning point in their relationship, though neither of them realized it at the time.
  2. He went through the motions of daily life while internally grappling with a grief he couldn't articulate to anyone.
C2
  1. The evening went exactly as she'd feared it would — polite, hollow, and suffused with the kind of sadness that comes from loving someone you no longer recognize.
  2. In retrospect, it was the moment everything went unspoken that mattered most; the words that didn't get said became the ones that defined them.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. I went out for a walk this morning and ran into my old neighbor.
  2. The dog went absolutely nuts when the doorbell rang.
💼 Workplace
  1. The presentation went smoothly until someone asked a question nobody could answer.
  2. My coworker went to HR about the scheduling issue and things got awkward after that.
📊 Business
  1. The merger went through despite investor concerns about the valuation.
  2. Our quarterly numbers went up significantly, which means bonuses are actually happening this year.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. I went to three different stores looking for that specific brand and finally found it.
  2. The sale went live at midnight and everything sold out in minutes.
✈️ Travel
  1. We went to Portugal last year and it completely changed how I think about travel.
  2. The flight went smoothly until we hit turbulence over the Atlantic.
📚 Education
  1. The lecture went way over my head, so I'm going to office hours tomorrow.
  2. She went back to school at forty-five to finish her degree.
❤️ Relationships
  1. We went through so much together that when it ended, I didn't know who I was anymore.
  2. He went silent after I told him the truth, and that silence said everything.
📰 News / Politics
  1. The story went viral before the news outlets could even verify the facts.
  2. The senator went on record denying the allegations, but the evidence suggests otherwise.
💻 Technology
  1. The app went down for three hours and everyone lost their minds on social media.
  2. The software update went wrong and corrupted half the files on my computer.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. The study went on to conclude that early intervention significantly improved long-term outcomes.
  2. The proposal went through several rounds of revision before final approval was granted.

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