How to Use forward in a Sentence

forward

1 of 4 adjective

• On the driver's side, the forward axle mount, three of the four pins were gone.
  — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2023
• The suite is set high in the ship's forward funnel and overlooks the top deck of the Treasure.
  — Dave Berman, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
• But at the end of the day, there was no forward progression.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
• If flying at the forward end of the plane (read: first- or business-class) is out of reach, fear not.
  — Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2023
• In one of the movie’s highlights, the very forward Frost gets a reluctant Buck to dance with her.
  — Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
• Over pressure caved in our forward dome and damaged the rig.
  — Lee Roop | [e-mail], al, 29 June 2023
• It’s always been a home for creative minds and forward thinkers and masters of the craft.
  — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
• The pair were last pictured sitting courtside to watch the forward play in April.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
• There was a forward surge after shots were fired in the classroom at 12:21 p.m., but no one went in.
  — Elise Hammond, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
• The union of Richards and Charlie Sheen was not marked by an excess of forward planning.
  — Nate Jones, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
• The forward pilot steers the boat, while the rear pilot trims the sails, watching a small display to gauge the position of the sails.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2023
• The fire’s forward rate of spread was stopped at 6 p.m., and it was declared 20 percent contained.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2023
• The galley is also located on the main deck and connects to the helm station and the forward lounge.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 July 2023
• This compressed air gets hot and in turn heats up the forward surface of the falling object.
  — WIRED, 10 Nov. 2023
• Blood is always poised and ready to clot, and clots can form if the forward movement of blood becomes too slow.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 11 May 2023
• Drive through the front heel to return your forward leg back to the standing position.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 31 Aug. 2023
• Over the course of his career, Biden’s views on gays and lesbians have advanced along with the forward march of the gay rights movement.
  — USA TODAY, 20 Aug. 2023
• The forward and reverse functions were controlled by a joystick, and the 12 deck heights could be changed with a lever.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2023
• Smack-dab in the middle of Grant’s forward progress this season has been Braden Otahal.
  — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2023
• Spider-Man 2 takes some bold swings in the service of forward motion.
  — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2023
• Dabbing the power deal in an EV should bring about a silent forward motion.
  — WIRED, 31 July 2023
• And there are the times when no forward motion seems possible.
  — Kelly Cervantes, Fortune Well, 1 Dec. 2023
• Shift your weight onto your forward leg, and pop the rear foot up onto its toes like a kickstand.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
• Take some crossover steps, with the trailing leg crossing up and over the forward leg with every step.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 1 Mar. 2023
• But as the chatter gets louder with each day leading up to the NBA trade deadline on Feb. 8, the forward just shrugs at the outside noise.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
• No throwbacks allowed, in the quest for forward playoff progress.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
• So the only option then is supposed to be the forward pitch to McKinnon.
  — Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
• On the formal main deck, which is home to the galley, dining room, and lounge area, there’s a full-beam master suite tucked away at the forward end.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2023
• Drill Dash is a forward dash that can knock enemies backward.
  — Kris Holt, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
• That’s all starting to change as more and more breweries jump on the NA bandwagon, but A.I. might be able to help supercharge that forward progress.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024

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forward

2 of 4 adverb

• She took a small step forward.
• He pushed the throttle forward.
• Her long hair fell forward as she bent to tie her shoes.
• The narrative moves backward and forward in time.
• The technology has taken a big step forward.
• The forward scored five goals, leading the Bulldogs to a 12-2 win over Eagles.
  — Bryce Houston, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2023
• His lawyer said Thursday that Scott is ready to look forward.
  — Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 30 June 2023
• What to bring, what to leave behind and what to connect to going forward.
  — Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Jan. 2024
• This is a palindrome — a sentence that reads the same forward and backward.
  — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023
• The beginning of a new year is a time where people reflect on the past and look forward to what's next.
  — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 16 Aug. 2023
• The car moved forward, and Mills started to fall to the ground, Tillman later recalled.
  — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
• From that point forward, leaning on her to save me at school wasn’t an option.
  — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2024
• Then get to the point of the conversation: Figuring out how to move forward.
  — Jay Deitcher, SELF, 24 Oct. 2023
• There is also a blooper reel to look forward to, as well as a tribute to Zeman.
  — Rosemary Rossi, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
• Children can flip toilet lids up, fall forward and fall in.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 June 2023
• In the face of dire statistics, Stewart-Cousins, who is Black, sees a path forward: electing more Democrats.
  — Shawna Mizelle, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2024
• The case will now move forward in an appeals court, which has put it on a fast track, and most likely return to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks or months.
  — Adam Liptak, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
• Now 14, the scoring forward will have a chance to earn minutes with the A-side team in his first full season as a professional.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2024
• Michael Bunting, who has back-to-back 23-goal seasons, also joined, as did rugged forward Brendan Lemieux.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
• Flex your feet forward and back as far as possible while holding the handles by your thighs.
  — Nicole Borgenicht, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
• Before their slate was even entirely wiped clean, the trio were looking forward to the future.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2024
• Not everything is perfect, but Kelly is a survivor and is ready to move forward, warts and all.
  — Spin Staff, SPIN, 12 Dec. 2023
• Kupchak said Williams should be fine moving forward with his career, but this season sounds rather iffy.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 15 Feb. 2024
• Make sure your heels are seated deep in the heel pocket and flex forward at the knees and ankles to simulate the feel during skiing.
  — Douglas Schnitzspahn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2023
• Looking forward to the thrill of finding chocolate eggs this Easter?
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 22 Mar. 2024
• The Blues added former Merrimack forward Michael Babcock, 28, as a skills coach.
  — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2023
• The sequence started with Horan sending a ball forward for Alex Morgan, whose back-heel pass found Smith in full sprint up the left wing.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2023
• Fast forward, Zoie and Beatrix stood beside their mom at her wedding to Mescal Wasilewski.
  — Sarah Title, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023
• Southport High School is proud to call London a Cardinal and looks forward to seeing the distance that her hard work, kind heart and creative spirit will take her!
  — Joe Mutascio, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Apr. 2024
• If Cohen’s plan does move forward, though, his prediction of a four-day workweek would mean people would have more time for gambling and baseball games, too.
  — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024

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forward

3 of 4 verb

• Please forward my mail to my new address.
• Your letter will be forwarded to the appropriate department.
• The agency proposed the ban more than a year ago and forwarded it to the White House in October.
  — David A. Fahrenthold, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023
• Hollander informed Sprinkel about the call and the text messages and offered to forward them to Sprinkel.
  — Thomas Lake, CNN, 19 Mar. 2022
• If approved by the panel, the ban would be forwarded to the full council for approval.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2024
• The Coalition will also be sending the resource guide to 6,000 educators across the state at the end of the month, with a request to forward it to their peers.
  — Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com, 11 Jan. 2022
• At any point, callers can ask to speak with a human being, and the system will forward them to one of the bureau’s call takers, Cozzie said.
  — oregonlive, 23 June 2023
• The golf executive forwarded the tip to the president’s son, Eric, who passed it along to the lawyer.
  — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024
• Senior forwards Olivia and Morgan Kerndt often account for the rest.
  — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
• One of my updates was forwarded up the leadership chain, and the CIO invited me to speak at his staff meeting.
  — Sherri Thomas, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• But the Air Force did not forward the information, allowing the shooter to purchase the weapons.
  — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2023
• Last night, friends forwarded me some of the warnings that had circulated on WhatsApp during the day and evening.
  — Amy Wilentz, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2024
• Budget adoption is set for Feb. 29, after which it will be forwarded to the county.
  — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024
• That group would then forward its recommendation to the City Council.
  — Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2021
• No charges have been filed in the case, which police say will be forwarded to the Huron County Prosecutor’s Office.
  — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023
• Once someone has asked for a recount, the Secretary of State forwards a copy of the request to the election officials in the county where the recount is wanted.
  — Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2024
• The department shared that the case has been forwarded to burglary detectives.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
• This is a forwarding email address that does not have its own inbox, login, or the ability to send messages.
  — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2023
• In others, departments are required by law to send data to state officials who neglect to forward it to the FBI.
  — Claire Healy, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2022
• Can forward Evan Conway, 25, build upon his nine-goal season?
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023
• Each of them was then asked to forward the shipping fee by money order to a person who was arranging the delivery.
  — Zachary Small, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2023
• People seeking abortions often find the group online, and make their request through their website - which then gets forwarded to one of the providers.
  — Caroline Kitchener, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
• The committee accepted the audit report, which will be forwarded to the full City Council.
  — Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2023
• Price emailed commissioners and staff following the vote in February and later forwarded the email to The News.
  — Josephine Peterson, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
• No charges have been filed at this time, according to the release, and the case will be forwarded to Huron County Prosecutor’s Office.
  — Raja Razek, CNN, 22 June 2023
• The victim transferred a small amount of money to Coinbase and Crypto.com, and then forwarded the crypto currency to the coinbasetv website to test the site and practice trading.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
• There’s a lot that can be done on transmission that forwards both factions’ visions of faster decarbonization.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
• The work group will not vote on any recommendations, but will forward them to commissioners.
  — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023
• In addition, a group within a community will only be able to forward messages to one group at a time, rather than five, which is the current limit.
  — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 14 Apr. 2022
• The prosecutor says six months before the murder, Monica forwarded an email sharing details of her home security system with Baker.
  — Michelle Miller, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2024

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forward

4 of 4 noun

• The forward has three goals and six points in three games against the Kings this season.
  — Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2023
• Now the 7-foot forward is flourishing on and off the court.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2023
• The 38-year-old forward has played in all 38 games this season.
  — Dallas News, 1 Jan. 2023
• The Dons posted a 9-0-1 record, and the senior forward was a major factor.
  — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2023
• Jackson State senior forward Trace Young tried to make the first free throw but missed.
  — Arkansas Online, 21 Nov. 2022
• The forward, who has been in and out of the rotation in recent months, did not appear in the first two games of the series.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023
• These design-forward lights are a chic and elegant way to bring in the charm of Christmas.
  — Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful, 14 Dec. 2022
• But the forward is still key to the Bulls offense, providing balance to the one-two punch alongside LaVine.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2023
• The junior forward was also named to the Wooden Award late season top-20 watch list this week.
  — Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2023
• What about a modern, fashion-forward design that moves seamlessly from the trail to the slopes to the après-ski session back at the lodge?
  — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
• The forward’s status is considered day-to-day, coach Steve Kerr said before the game.
  — Shayna Rubin, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
• The fourth-year forward is IU's first first-team selection since Victor Oladipo in 2013.
  — Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2023
• Cagnoni last week has three good games, one bad, but had no assists, mainly because of how cold the forwards are.
  — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2023
• The Coyotes played with 11 forwards after Brett Ritchie was unable to play due to illness.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 26 Mar. 2023
• Admins can even block screenshots and forwards, making sure that what’s in the channel stays in the channel.
  — David Pierce, The Verge, 8 June 2023
• But fast-forward to the day after the two-year anniversary of the January 6 attack.
  — Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 8 Jan. 2023
• New Jersey has become one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, but a lot of its skilled forwards are quick and on the smaller side.
  — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023
• The senior forward and Loyola recruit wasn’t going to go out like that again.
  — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023
• Maybe paired with Redondo, Busquets could do his thing and let younger legs chase down speedy wingers and forwards.
  — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
• The forward, who has scored in double figures every game, had 22 points, 10 rebounds and blocked five shots.
  — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2023
• That will help workers install the tips of the rockets, known as the forward assembly, which includes the nose cone and forward skirt.
  — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
• Clearly annoyed by Sané’s efforts to grab the ball, Bjelica then pushed the forward in the face as the pair squared up to each other on the sideline.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
• But the 27-year-old forward wound up missing 11 games because of his right adductor strain.
  — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Jan. 2023
• But fast-forward to 2022, and Netflix is struggling to keep subscribers in some markets.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Dec. 2022
• The forward, who also grabbed seven rebounds, said his dad taught him the game of basketball.
  — Mike Fitzpatrick, ajc, 11 Feb. 2023
• From there, though, the senior forward started getting aggressive with the ball and taking it to the basket.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2023
• Fifth-year senior forward Matthew Mayer made both the coaches’ and media’s third team.
  — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2023
• Sardar Azmoun, a forward on the team, has been the most vocal champion of the uprising.
  — Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023
• That mentality carried over to the forwards, Hintz said, who aimed to keep the puck on Seattle’s side of the ice as much as possible.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
• Those three games Lorentz played came when Florida had multiple forwards injured.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024