fronting
Example Sentences
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Spinning that lore for a modern audience, then, calls for fronting the cast with a star whose popular persona is outsized compared to his dramatic proficiency.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
Morrissey speaks of visiting New York punk club CBGB's and attempting to join The Clash, and becoming the vocalist with Manchester punk band The Nosebleeds - his first experience fronting a band.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
This includes Dolan’s fronting of an embarrassing blues-rock band, often while sporting a fedora, and he inflicts his music on audiences by installing himself as the opener for acts like the Eagles.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ernst returns to Tokyo, now fronting as a playboy plutocrat to mask his espionage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
I don't know if I would've been fronting like them, but I get it.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
