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

From BBC • Apr. 23, 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

While the plan is for voluntary service, if the security situation worsens or if too few volunteers came forward, a form of compulsory military service could be considered.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Women, many of whom had spent years living with painful secrets, found support when they came forward.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Seeing a respectably-dressed person, a lady as she supposed, she came forward with civility.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë