- plural of forebear.
forebears
Example Sentences
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He told Ugen he was "married to the movement" and his forebears had fought against China.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
With this new project we can learn a great deal about our early prehistoric forebears, about how they lived and what their worlds looked like.
From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026
The younger Windsors are eschewing the grinding rounds of endless ribbon-cutting their forebears engaged in to try to make fewer, more high-impact interventions heralded to the nation via social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
She also started incorporating images of other inspiring women, including her maternal forebears and the Cuban American sculptor Ana Mendieta.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
They piled tables and chairs and forebears in front of the door before closing it.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
