How to Use forwards in a Sentence

forwards

adverb

• He’s one of the team’s fastest skaters, one of the team’s strongest forwards, one of the team’s best snipers.
  — Ross McKeon, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Jan. 2022
• The closer of the two sank low to the ground and inched forwards, trying to close the gap and shorten the sprint.
  — Holden Frith, The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Oct. 2024
• The clock’s hands can move backwards, forwards or stay the same.
  — Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2023
• Then, with my neck bent forwards like a heron, my eyes are fixed on a screen.
  — Eleanor Morgan, refinery29.com, 29 Mar. 2021
• The Avs have six forwards who have played in at least 15 of the 20 games who have scored two goals or fewer.
  — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 9 Feb. 2024
• Benn leads all Stars forwards with 18 points in the playoffs, but Seguin hasn’t scored a goal in his last nine games.
  — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2020
• The Kings took forwards in the top five of the previous two drafts and seem poised to go for defense this time around.
  — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY, 22 July 2021
• The Sabres played without Jeff Skinner, one of their top forwards.
  — Dan Scifo, ajc, 11 Dec. 2022
• Richards slotted in a pass to Robert Lewandowski, who is considered one of the best forwards in the world.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 4 Nov. 2020
• Asking Coyle and Zacha to fill the shoes of two of the top 10 Bruins forwards of all-time is not a reasonable ask.
  — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2023
• In his five prior deadlines at the stick, Sweeney made 10 deals, eight of those to acquire forwards.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2021
• There has been an awful lot of talk about what malls will need to look like going forwards.
  — Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
• Cameron Johnson has earned his place among the NBA's top power forwards.
  — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 24 Aug. 2022
• While the chances came, Senegal’s forwards failed to take advantage of them.
  — Tariq Panja, New York Times, 4 Dec. 2022
• DeBlock said one of the most important things to do to prepare is to have a plan -- and know the plan backwards and forwards.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 6 Feb. 2023
• For power forwards to watch in 2022 NBA free agency, click here.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2022
• The poor start seemed to rattle City as United's forwards swarmed together to press high up the pitch.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 7 Mar. 2021
• Veleno will be among a dozen forwards with NHL resumes at camp.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2023
• The team can protect seven forwards, three defenseman and a goalie or eight skaters and a goalie.
  — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 3 June 2021
• Two sky-scraping forwards in Warith Alatishe and Ahmad Rand (more on him in a moment).
  — oregonlive, 10 Nov. 2021
• Even the rock bands that were booked seemed to want to go into the show ass-forwards; hello, Måneskin cheek skin.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2022
• Avdija is a potential lottery pick and one of the top forwards in next week's NBA draft.
  — Michael Lerseth, SFChronicle.com, 16 Nov. 2020
• There are 10 days in February where the date reads the same backward and forwards, but Tuesday’s date is twice as nice.
  — Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2022
• For years, Spoelstra has been telling us there aren’t power forwards.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2022
• As a rule, though, soccer’s journey over the last 10 years has been away from what might be termed focal point forwards.
  — New York Times, 17 June 2022
• The Kraken must pick at least 14 forwards, nine defensemen and three goalies.
  — Sarah McLellan, Star Tribune, 20 July 2021
• Saturday was a reminder of what a game can look like when all the shooters are hot, the forwards find open space and the ball is moving.
  — Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Oct. 2022
• Carefully take a big step forwards with your left foot.
  — refinery29.com, 4 June 2021
• Putting athletic wings or forwards on or around Towns has led to stumbles here and there.
  — James L. Edwards Iii, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
• Down low, senior forwards Aaliyah Moore and Taylor Jones combine to average 20 points and 8.7 rebounds per game.
  — Asher Price, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Jan 2025