How to Use foresight in a Sentence

foresight

noun

• They had the foresight to invest the money wisely.
• His career choice shows a lack of foresight.
• Mr Padgham’s foresight was not enough to keep out the virus.
  — The Economist, 20 June 2020
• Etiquette does ask you to try to share the fruits of your foresight.
  — Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2023
• But nobody had the foresight to tell us to take time off.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2023
• To be able to come in and have the foresight to charge it and then make a perfect throw on the run, that saved the game.
  — Chris Talbott, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019
• To that effect, the end of the world needs someone with enough foresight to set the reminder.
  — Edmund Arévalo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
• Another is the foresight to know that the tides will one day turn.
  — Brendan Ciecko, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2021
• But not everyone has the foresight, the time or the funds to build such a shelter.
  — New York Times, 14 Dec. 2021
• As in, that is an insane amount of foresight, even for this guy.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 17 June 2022
• That was a good foresight for us for what was coming up.
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 9 Nov. 2022
• That may well be, but it could have been handled with more foresight and grace.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2022
• Those with the foresight to get their Purosangue orders in early shouldn’t have to wait too much longer for the SUV.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2022
• But that foresight provides her no clue as to how far off that event might be.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 6 Jan. 2022
• The foresight part involved his three children, who are between the ages of 12 and 14.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2022
• Like so many of the NFL’s issues of late, this could have been headed off with any foresight.
  — Conor Orr, SI.com, 24 May 2018
• The moment of foresight was spurred on by the loss, which killed any hopes of a seven-win season.
  — Giana Han, al, 7 Dec. 2020
• President Joe Biden had the foresight to have her waiting in the wings for her new role.
  — Star Tribune, 14 Feb. 2021
• This is one of those cases where a little foresight goes a long way.
  — Elizabeth Sheldon, House Beautiful, 1 Oct. 2020
• Someone had the foresight to save these works, and others brought them back to glory.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Aug. 2022
• And if he was so consumed with adding Smith, Dumars could have had the foresight to trade one of his two young bigs.
  — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2019
• Important things could be falling through the cracks due to a lack of foresight!
  — Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2022
• Thankfully, my mom and I had the foresight to rent bikes with baskets.
  — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2023
• Patrick Mahomes had a bit of foresight leading up to the 2023 Super Bowl.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
• With a little foresight and a touch of sugar, your Mother's Day can be sweet and stress-free.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2024
• Those who wish to lead our country should have had the foresight to know that this result was inevitable.
  — Fortune, 21 Feb. 2020
• Stacey had the insight, the foresight and the plan for how Georgia could and would be a competitive state.
  — Michael Golden, Star Tribune, 11 Nov. 2020
• The police force in Australia should take the blame for lack of foresight on the application of tasers.
  — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
• Wexner also had the foresight to see beyond the crisis.
  — Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
• The first habit is being proactive, and that’s because foresight and planning are evergreen skills for long-term success.
  — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024