FORWARD in a Sentence

Learn FORWARD from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
360 example sentences for FORWARD, such as:
1. Just fast forward the video.
2. Youth looks forward and age backward.
3. I'll forward any mail to your new address.
4. I'm looking forward to your visit next week.
5. He took a wild step forward and then stopped.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of FORWARD
forward
 ad.  toward the future; forward in time
 a.  moving forward
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Thence, still hugging the shadow, he edged his way cautiously forward to the nearest window, holding back his straight spare body and craning his neck till he got a glimpse of the room.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In I
2  She moved forward a step or two and then paused again above the dip of the Corbury road.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
3  Mattie came forward, unwinding her wraps, the colour of the cherry scarf in her fresh lips and cheeks.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
4  Ethan recognised Michael Eady's roan colt, and young Denis Eady, in a handsome new fur cap, leaned forward and waved a greeting.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
5  The two leaned forward at the same moment and their hands met on the handle of the jug.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
6  Leaning forward, he touched the farther end of the strip of brown stuff that she was hemming.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In V
7  The table had been as carefully laid, a clear fire glowed in the stove, the cat dozed in its warmth, and Mattie came forward carrying a plate of doughnuts.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VI
8  He took a wild step forward and then stopped.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
9  Ethan signed to them to stop, and Mrs. Hale leaned forward, her pink wrinkles twinkling with benevolence.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
10  He stretched out his legs, drove his heels into the road to keep the sled from slipping forward, and bent her head back between his hands.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
11  His long white hair standing out behind him, he urged the horse forward with crop and loud cries.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
12  She reached behind her and jerked the little girl forward.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
13  Her mind stood still as if paralyzed for a long, breathless instant, and then raced forward.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
14  He had come forward to welcome her when she came into the back garden, but Melanie had been on his arm then, Melanie who hardly came up to his shoulder.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
15  Stuart Tarleton, brows lowering, came forward with Brent close at his heels.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
Example Sentence: (150 in 11 pages)
1  When you really look forward to something it's often an anticlimax when it actually happens.
2  I'll forward any mail to your new address.
3  Youth looks forward and age backward.
4  No one has yet stepped forward to claim responsibility for the attack.
5  I saw him step forward momentarily but then hang back, nervously massaging his hands.
6  The centre forward headed the ball into goal.
7  This treatment may be the way forward for many inherited disorders.
8  The referee disallowed the try for a forward pass.
9  Various proposals were put forward for increasing sales.
10  Just fast forward the video.
11  I'm looking forward to your visit next week.
12  The President's visit is eagerly looked forward to.
13  I always look forward to getting home to my wife and children.
14  No witnesses to the accident have come forward yet, despite the police's appeal.
15  I know I'm not young, but I still have to say:very looking forward to the next year.