Below you will find example sentences with "move toward". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Move Toward in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: toward
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 6
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23.3 words

Words in this phrase

move toward

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • move can mean: To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another. Common word
  • toward can mean: In the direction of. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a move toward electric or 1× as they move toward graduation 1× as they move toward removing debris 1× attempt to move toward more aggressive 1× authorities would move toward creating a 1× began to move toward the house 1× continue to move toward moderation suggesting 1× continue to move toward our highest 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a convincing break 1× a move toward 1× as governments worldwide 1× bangladesh s garment 1× before the war 1× biden said that 1×

Common sentence endings:

1 35 area 1× a new government 1× and environmental concerns 1× and private business 1× be reversed quickly 1× fully remote github 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

government 3× new 3× continue 3× love 2× military 2× took 2× country 2× thing 2× past 2× need 2× power 2× energy 2×

Related phrases

bold move move forward heading toward attitude toward toward achieving turn toward moving toward step toward

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around toward:

turn toward 6× moving toward 5× step toward 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

move forward mounted punches mounted police mountain west mountain rescue mountain range

Just after it in the phrase index:

moved closer movie starring movie theater moving average moving bed moving forward

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

move forward

Same ending:

heading toward attitude toward turn toward moving toward step toward

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "move toward" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 23.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a move toward electric or, as they move toward graduation, government, new and continue stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with bold move, move forward, heading toward, turn toward, moving toward and step toward, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with move toward

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Murphy hopes the piece inspires students as they move toward graduation. (11 words)

Many employers are also opting to move toward online training, or e-learning. (13 words)

Prices will move toward 1,000 Sri Lankan rupees again, one observer said. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Bangladesh’s garment industry first emerged in the 1970s, some time after the Bangladeshi military took over in a coup, halting the country’s move toward socialism and shifting it toward development through foreign investment and private business. (38 words)

Before the war, many observers assumed that military forces would move toward more advanced technology and cyber warfare and become less reliant on tanks or artillery, said Patrick Bury, senior lecturer in security at the University of Bath. (38 words)

But there had been no attempt to move toward more aggressive harm reduction measures such as safe consumption sites, which are locations where people can use illegal drugs under supervision so that overdoses can be reversed quickly. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

It sometimes happens that to move toward love — true, active, life-affirming love — means to move toward death.

Bangladesh’s garment industry first emerged in the 1970s, some time after the Bangladeshi military took over in a coup, halting the country’s move toward socialism and shifting it toward development through foreign investment and private business.

Sarraj’s move came two weeks after Hifter declared the U.N.-brokered deal that created the Tripoli-based government “a thing of the past,” and pledged his authorities would move toward creating a new government.

There is a need to be careful when the transfer of knowledge on feminism and its liberation process are seen as a power move, not a move toward truth.

A convincing break of it could spur a move toward the CAD.1.35 area.

A move toward electric or emissions-efficient hybrid alternative-energy cars, for example, has already begun.

As governments worldwide move toward new sources of energy such as soybeans and canola, the oils that traditionally have been used for cooking now help power trucks and planes.

At the 11:55 mark of the second, he took a pass from Seth Jones, made a move toward the slot and blasted a slap shot past Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram.

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Before the war, many observers assumed that military forces would move toward more advanced technology and cyber warfare and become less reliant on tanks or artillery, said Patrick Bury, senior lecturer in security at the University of Bath.

Biden said that he hoped Netanyahu “will continue to move toward moderation,” suggesting the White House has made close ties conditional on the kind of government Israelis elect, overriding respect for democracy.

But there had been no attempt to move toward more aggressive harm reduction measures such as safe consumption sites, which are locations where people can use illegal drugs under supervision so that overdoses can be reversed quickly.

He also said that another decision is to move toward a fully remote GitHub.

His book shares that we are all a work in progress, and we need to continue to move toward our highest potential.

If the new country was to move toward self-sufficiency, then high tariffs were necessary to protect American industries.

It hovered for a few moments and then began to move toward the house.

It’s a shocking history that could move toward healing by voting ‘Yes’, and it’s the fair thing to do.

Many employers are also opting to move toward online training, or e-learning.

Murphy hopes the piece inspires students as they move toward graduation.

Now as they move toward removing debris, they continue to face challenges in balancing logistical, health and environmental concerns.

Prices will move toward 1,000 Sri Lankan rupees again, one observer said.

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