How to Use forth in a Sentence

forth

1 of 2 adverb
  • He went forth to spread the news.
  • The snow is gone and the flowers are ready to spring forth.
  • She stretched forth her hands in prayer.
  • The bull runs back and forth near the tree, trying to free itself from the rope.
    Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The pair then went back and forth trying to arrange a call.
    Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The pair went back and forth, trading verses and smiles.
    Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Art is art and let the art go forth and speak for itself and let the art do what the art will do.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024
  • And that’s the producers, the writers, et cetera, on forth.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The third group had to go back and forth alternating time with the group and time alone.
    Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Massage your glutes by rolling back and forth over the muscle.
    Health Editorial Team, Health, 4 Dec. 2023
  • His son followed him there, and his wife went back and forth from Paris.
    Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The game went back and forth in the first half, and the Jayhawks actually led 44-43.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Now, go forth and have fun with the best winter running gear for 2023.
    Laura Holt, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2023
  • You should be prepared, in that level of kitchen, to not be running back and forth to the walk-in.
    Lisa Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Stevenson and Devin — like Devin and many fighters of the moment — have gone back and forth about stepping in the ring.
    Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
  • As McDonald and Giron hit back and forth and played out points, dozens of fans stopped by to watch them.
    Jesus Jiménez Hiroko Masuike, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The third quarter was back and forth with several lead changes.
    Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
  • But ask him about politics and the passion flows forth.
    Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • It is played with a paddle and a whiffle ball that is hit back and forth over a net on a hard surface.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Try easing up the pressure, then lightly roll back and forth over the muscle.
    Health Editorial Team, Health, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The serpentine road cuts back and forth up the mountain, each of its dozen or so switchbacks tight and steep.
    Michael Barry, WSJ, 25 May 2023
  • The most strenuous complaint, which the Indians put forth was that of the poor land at Pala.
    Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2023
  • For the next 54 minutes, Wynn holds forth, his voice covering the city like a warm blanket on a cold day.
    Tom Hallman, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The air smelled of egg rolls fresh out of the fryer and was filled with the sound of Chinese and English being bounced back and forth from the waitstaff to the chefs in the kitchen.
    Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 20 July 2023
  • Officers observed the woman with a drone going back and forth between the home and deck with the gun.
    Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Users went back and forth about whether or not organizing in-person was worth the risk.
    Madeleine May, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Both daughters were able to pay for their own cars to take their own children to daycare and get back and forth to their jobs.
    Bryce Covert, The New Republic, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Her childhood bounced back and forth between D.C. and Reykjavik.
    Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Cameras caught Williams, 22, smiling and dancing in his seat to Earth, Wind & Fire, while moving his hands back and forth.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Snare was just another guess similar to words like crane and so forth that make good use of common vowels and consonants.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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forth

2 of 2 preposition
  • Trump and his lawyers have until Aug. 17 to put forth their own date for a trial.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The most salacious rumor to spring forth from the Pump Rules fandom should be one of the more easy to disprove.
    Vulture, 6 June 2023
  • English: Blessed are you, Adonai our God, ruler of the universe, who brings forth bread from the earth.
    Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 28 Aug. 2023
  • But a new film highlights the courage involved in bringing forth the truth.
    Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Nov. 2022
  • As a result, the choice was made to extend the process, leading to the 18 parties that put forth concrete bids.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The Aztecs though, are putting forth plus effort on the offensive glass, and now hold an 11-8 edge over Creighton in that space.
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The limit set forth in the agreement looks at the climate average over many years.
    Stephanie Ebbs, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2024
  • While that image may bring forth ideas of staid fine dining, Noksu isn’t that.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The ‘why’ is what motivates these young workers to put forth their best effort.
    Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Even under a new, stricter test for gun laws set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court last year, the jurists found, the state is likely to win its appeal.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Refer to our risk factors set forth in our reports filed on Edgar.
    Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Many witnesses both for and against the merger put forth some version of this idea, but Karp’s was the most persuasive.
    Christian Lorentzen, Harper’s Magazine , 8 Feb. 2023
  • The year 2023 has brought forth some exceptional options for calming aids in the market.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Aug. 2023
  • There’s the slightest tinge of sourness to all of the pretty-in-pink sweetness that Barbie puts forth in the name of one doll’s liberation.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2023
  • Who is on your team and willing to collaborate to bring forth the best ideas to serve your clients and company?
    Martin Birch, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Clips started to pour forth on social media, as did the commentary.
    Mark Holgate, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024
  • After passing the resolution in 2021, the union was given three years to create a working group and put forth a plan for the name change.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The past year alone has brought forth a raft of stories of fine dining that reach beyond sensory pleasure.
    Mayukh Sen, The New Republic, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The agency asked people to check the rules for carrying pets set forth by their airlines before heading to the airport.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Earlier this week, Stellantis put forth an offer that would increase union wages by 14.5% over the length of the four-year contract.
    Breanne Deppisch, Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2023
  • So why don’t Democrats call their bluff by putting forth clear, simple proposals to help East Palestinians?
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Economists and ethicists, lawyers and doctors have all put forth proposals, and each converges on a few key points.
    WIRED, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Or a badass coach, spilling forth a fountain of inspirational slogans.
    Bart Bull, Spin, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The real question is should the house have brought forth such a hasty impeachment with no evidence, and the answer to that is absolutely not.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Along with testing their players off the football field, the Core Leadership Program helps to bring forth the leaders of the team, as the eight captains are voted on by the players.
    Aaron Heisen, oregonlive, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The city has put forth new proposals, but there remains no minimum pay requirement to this day.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 8 June 2023
  • Jake Tapper held forth in the hour for a few weeks last year, but ultimately decided to return to his two-hour perch in the late-afternoon.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 May 2023
  • In the midst of the hubbub, Chamberlain has plopped into a chair across from the clothing rack and is holding forth with the giddiness of a theater kid backstage on opening night.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Putting our hands in the dirt and bringing forth beauty is a way to acknowledge previous generations unable to access both bread and roses in the struggle to survive.
    Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Haitians and their supporters have put forth their own solutions over the years, holding that foreign intervention routinely ignores the voices and desires of Haitians.
    Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024

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