forwards
Example Sentences
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Against intense pressure, teams have opted to play longer passes into their forwards, skipping build-up altogether.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
In 2024-25, a new Premier League record low was set when just three English forwards scored 10 or more goals - Watkins, West Ham's Jarrod Bowen and Liam Delap, when he was at Ipswich Town.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Fontaine was no bruiser on black-and-white TV, when the balls were heavy leather and keepers unprotected from assault from forwards.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Few elite forwards have underperformed penalties quite like him.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The only difference was that his trapeze could only swing backwards and forwards.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
