in front
idiom
1
: in a forward position : in an area at the front of something (such as a car, airplane, theater, etc.)
We took turns sitting in front.
2
: in the leading position in a race or competition
She's still in front, but the other runners are catching up to her.
—often used after outShe's still out in front.
Examples of in front in a Sentence
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Repeat your skills and interests that match the job, ideally out loud in front of a mirror.
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Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Published in The Atlantic in 2006 Today, the moon will pass directly in front of the sun, casting a shadow on Earth—and on us, eager onlookers ready with our eclipse glasses, necks craned to the sky.
—John Updike, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024
If their trash hasn’t already gone in the pit, the caller is told to visit their local marine-transfer station, where the truck that collected their garbage will be tipped in front of them.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
This roomy bag that can fit four days’ worth of clothing with room to spare while still slipping under the airplane seat in front of you is from the brand’s classic Maxlite 5 collection.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
In New London, guests dined in front of life-sized cardboard cutouts of Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan and Trump.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
The light of a star in the great distance, for instance, would seem to curve around a large object in front of it, nearer to us—like our Sun.
—Rebecca Boyle, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
The media guide also delves into representation issues within the community, such as colorism, pointing out that white-passing and light-skinned Latinos have advantages in front of and behind the camera that their darker-skinned counterparts do not.
—Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
Immediately in front of the carvings, previous archaeologists discovered the charred human remains of nearly 50 individuals, which Griffin hypothesizes could have been the result of a Neolithic-era human sacrifice ritual perhaps tied to the eclipse.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2024
Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Published in The Atlantic in 2006 Today, the moon will pass directly in front of the sun, casting a shadow on Earth—and on us, eager onlookers ready with our eclipse glasses, necks craned to the sky.
—John Updike, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2024
If their trash hasn’t already gone in the pit, the caller is told to visit their local marine-transfer station, where the truck that collected their garbage will be tipped in front of them.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
This roomy bag that can fit four days’ worth of clothing with room to spare while still slipping under the airplane seat in front of you is from the brand’s classic Maxlite 5 collection.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2024
In New London, guests dined in front of life-sized cardboard cutouts of Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan and Trump.
—Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024
The light of a star in the great distance, for instance, would seem to curve around a large object in front of it, nearer to us—like our Sun.
—Rebecca Boyle, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
The media guide also delves into representation issues within the community, such as colorism, pointing out that white-passing and light-skinned Latinos have advantages in front of and behind the camera that their darker-skinned counterparts do not.
—Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024
Immediately in front of the carvings, previous archaeologists discovered the charred human remains of nearly 50 individuals, which Griffin hypothesizes could have been the result of a Neolithic-era human sacrifice ritual perhaps tied to the eclipse.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2024
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“In front.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20front. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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