forwards

Example Sentences

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But there are some who demand wider legendary status - the Fifa stars with searing pace, the PES forwards boasting net-busting boots, the Football Manager gems with outrageous potential.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Funders, by contrast, dress up their investments as prepaid forwards and claim capital gains treatment, lowering their top federal tax rate to 23.8% while exempting foreign funders from U.S. taxes entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Although most true crab species use sideways locomotion, there are some groups that walk forwards, which raises some interesting questions.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

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

We were starting forward, but the Professor’s warning hand, seen by us as he stood behind a yew-tree, kept us back; and then as we looked the white figure moved forwards again.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker