How to Use well over in a Sentence

well over

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  • This has served his clients well over the years.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This soup has been a favorite in my house for well over a decade.
    — Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The reunion comes well over a month since the cast was last on-screen.
    — Jordana Comiter, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Colfer has written well over a dozen books overall.
    — James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
  • But barring that, these hold up well over a long travel day.
    — Kayla Becker, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a sport beloved by well over a billion people around the world.
    — Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 10 Aug. 2023
  • At only about 45 feet deep, this dive lasts well over an hour.
    — Peter Kelly, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2025
  • That’s a huge sum for an album that was released well over a decade ago.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Most home plantings need well over a year to grow large enough to flower and fruit.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
  • Adults can grow to be over six feet tall and weigh in at well over 100 pounds.
    — Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Those sheets have now lasted me well over a decade and are still working great with no warps.
    — Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
  • There must have been well over 1,000 people there.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • It’s been well over a century since an eclipse graced Spain.
    — Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • The mashed pumpkin salad alone takes well over an hour and a half to prepare.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 July 2025
  • That means the cut has ranked as one of the top performers in those styles for well over a decade.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • For many, the benefit lasted well over a year.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In the end, many parts of Chicago and the suburbs saw well over half a foot.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Anglers have caught snakeheads here well over 10 pounds.
    — Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But that was well over a year ago, and the procurement process has crawled ever since.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Why should cars be equipped with engines that can reach speeds well over any legal speed limits?
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Kelce's vows were equally long, bringing the vow reading alone to well over half an hour.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026
  • Tucker had just recently snapped out of a slump that lasted well over a month.
    — Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The only downside to these cans is their launch price of well over $400.
    — Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
  • This material conforms to your body and holds up well over time.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • Braised short ribs have been basically the same recipe for well over a hundred years.
    — Jenny Rosenstrach, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
  • And yet, Whistler and Leyland had built a close friendship for well over a decade.
    — Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 July 2024
  • In years past, the country needed—and built—well over a million new housing units per year.
    — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Both teams are coming off solid wins and have been playing well over their past 10 games.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
  • 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

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