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came forward

VERB

volunteer services

Synonyms

WEAK

appear make proposal offer services present oneself proffer oneself

Example Sentences

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West, until the last 48 hours a relatively unknown former minister, told the BBC on Saturday night she was willing to try to force a leadership contest if no one else came forward.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

In November 2013, someone born around the same time as Sandy came forward and underwent a DNA test.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

McNicholas said he is worried that the leak will expose the private information of police whistleblowers who came forward to reveal discrimination and other misconduct.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“The customer was just providing details when her husband came forward and grabbed the mobile phone started argument and cut the call,” a worker had scrawled in looped letters on a preprinted form.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Then his uncle’s wife came forward to her other side and between them they led the girl into the court and into the new rooms that Wang Lung had built for her.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck