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Examples of henceforth in a Sentence
Henceforth, supervisors will report directly to the manager.
She announced that henceforth she would be running the company.
Recent Examples on the Web
The vertical double kidney grille will be reserved for BMW’s X SUV models henceforth, a subtle horizontal treatment being used on sedans and sports cars.
—Jason Barlow, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
Israel’s policies towards the Palestinian people will henceforth be judged on their own merits rather than against the long shadow of European history.
—Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024
After the story went viral, the thought was that lawyers everywhere would henceforth not make the same mistake.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Well, children in school are typically instructed to learn about mathematical or arithmetic reasoning, and henceforth throughout life are presumably supposed to use that mental means to derive such answers.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The examiner cut the corner off my regular driver’s license—henceforth void—and handed me a piece of paper with my photo on it: my temporary Class-A CDL.
—Emily Gogolak, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
This will not only distort the 2024 presidential election but will also mire courts henceforth in political controversies over nebulous accusations of insurrection.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2023
In May, the Laramie County School District superintendent told J.D.'s mother that Jacquot had no need to access the records and that his access was henceforth restricted, the complaint said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2023
In a blog post published this week, video game captain of industry Electronic Arts (referred to as EA henceforth) outlined several of the accessibility features included in Motive’s popular horror title Dead Space.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of henceforth was
in the 14th century
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Cite this Entry
“Henceforth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/henceforth. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
henceforth
adverb
hence·forth
ˈhen(t)s-ˌfō(ə)rth
-ˌfȯ(ə)rth;
hen(t)s-ˈfō(ə)rth,
-ˈfȯ(ə)rth
: from this point on
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