forwards

Example Sentences

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He described the relative speeds of pandemic-era development as like "interstellar travelling -- inside, China had leapt forwards while outside, global carmakers lagged".

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Arsenal were also without Bukayo Saka, who missed out with an Achilles injury, but despite usually being one of Arsenal's most reliable forwards, his numbers are down this season.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

A whopping £124m worth of forwards in Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa also had to make do with places on the bench.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The Sabres used No. 2 picks to add forwards Sam Reinhart and Jack Eichel in 2014 and 2015, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

He took hold of Matthias’s tail as they went forwards together, the mouse talking animatedly, the squirrel nodding vigorously.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques