well over

idiom

: much more than
That car costs well over $50,000.

Examples of well over in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That scenario came up well over a year ago when the company was emerging from a grueling financial stretch, cutting billions in costs and streamlining its work force and content slate. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2024 Path of destruction: The F2 twister — winds well over 100mph — moved northeast from about 300 South and 1000 West to the Delta Center and on to Capitol Hill and Memory Grove. Erin Alberty, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024 In exchange for well over $100 billion in loans to Latin American governments over the last two decades, China has at times received exclusive access to a wide range of resources including oil fields and lithium mines. Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024 Even battling the massive draw of San Diego Comic-Con, Midsummer Scream 2024 — the latest edition of the world’s biggest Halloween convention — had record attendance with well over 50,000 guests. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for well over 

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“Well over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well%20over. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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