How to Use come forward in a Sentence

come forward

phrasal verb

• Police asked for any witnesses with information to come forward.
  — Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2024
• The leader is just supposed to pave the way, so when those brilliant ideas come forward and percolate up to the top, that can actually be impactful.
  — Glenn Llopis, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
• Geiger asked anyone who has spotted the car — even if in the past — to come forward.
  — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
• Many of the singer's friends have already come forward to show their support of the couple.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
• The mothers of the 4- and 7-year-old were at the police station as the 26- year-old came forward Tuesday.
  — Ana Claudia Chacin, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• The veiled forms come forward and recede, as if pangs of pain, swelling to the surface only to fall back again.
  — Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
• Biles was one of the hundreds of women and girls who came forward against Nassar.
  — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 30 July 2024
• This addition to the statute has added enough gray area that a lawsuit has now come forward.
  — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2023
• With all that's been reported on in the case, Lee has never come forward to talk…until now.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2023
• The victim has come forward as Sue Young, a 51-year-old tourist from Nevada who was on the train with her husband and twin daughters.
  — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2023
• The student who said she had been assaulted Aug. 19 then came forward.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
• Since this was reported, why have none those 19 come forward to support Trump?
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2024
• Three adult elephants and a few babies come forward toward us.
  — Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2023
• The grand lottery prize was announced on Nov. 8, but the winner did not come forward for several months.
  — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
• Words cannot express the courage and fortitude that Ms. Ventura has shown in coming forward to bring this to light.
  — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
• The case remained cold until 2021, when a witness came forward, the CT Post reported.
  — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 9 July 2024
• The whistle-blowers came forward with concerns that Mr. Paxton appeared to be going out of his way to help Mr. Paul.
  — David Montgomery, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2023
• Maui police chief, John Pelletier, asked that people on the list who had survived the fire come forward to have their names removed.
  — Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2023
• The chief urged any witness to the shooting to come forward as police investigate.
  — Omari Daniels, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
• Since then, one eyewitness has come forward and alleged that one of the instigators used a racial slur.
  — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 10 Aug. 2023
• Expecting to see a platoon of 40 to 50 soldiers come forward, the Germans were outraged.
  — Katie Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
• In it, the person begs for anyone with information of her whereabouts to come forward.
  — Genna Contino, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024
• Georgia Lottery officials haven’t said if the winner has come forward to claim their prize.
  — Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2024
• Sylvie, who worked closely with Louis for many years before heading her own PR firm, comes forward with the help of a French journalist who breaks the story.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
• In January 2003, Frey came forward as the woman Scott was having an affair with.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024
• The woman came forward to the FBI after Berhan confessed infidelity to her.
  — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
• Since the announcement, politicians on both sides of the aisle, as well as foreign leaders, have come forward to comment on his historic choice.
  — Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 22 July 2024
• So far, neither the driver nor any witnesses have come forward.
  — Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
• After Bitsy's 72-hour stray hold ended and no owner came forward to claim the friendly dog, the pup was prepared for adoption.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
• Peled said dozens of families have already told their stories and more are coming forward.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 30 Oct 2024