step forward
phrasal verb
stepped forward; stepping forward; steps forward
: to give or offer help, information, etc.
A witness stepped forward to identify the robber.
Examples of step forward in a Sentence
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The amount of water captured this year represents a significant step forward, said Conner Everts, executive director of the Southern California Watershed Alliance.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
While visiting a kindergarten class where young children danced and sang songs for them, a 2-year-old girl stepped forward and shook hands with Meghan.
—Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
The view here is that taking a step back to try to take a step forward in 2025-26 should be considered only in one very specific circumstance: If the Heat:
1).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Harvard alumni, donors, university professors and other students stepped forward to slam not only the students’ remarks but the university’s lack of response.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Because the 2023-24 campaign was supposed to be a big step forward for a player praised by his teammates for being one of the team’s hardest workers.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
This model of bringing doctors and their patients together with researchers and scientists is a significant step forward for an illness as personal as this one.
—Kay Redfield Jamison, STAT, 3 May 2024
Many have willingly stepped forward to identify themselves.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Sivan was among the first women to step forward in 2017 after the New York Times published its blockbuster piece exposing the initial wave of public allegations against Weinstein.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2024
Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2024
While visiting a kindergarten class where young children danced and sang songs for them, a 2-year-old girl stepped forward and shook hands with Meghan.
—Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
The view here is that taking a step back to try to take a step forward in 2025-26 should be considered only in one very specific circumstance: If the Heat:
1).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
Harvard alumni, donors, university professors and other students stepped forward to slam not only the students’ remarks but the university’s lack of response.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Because the 2023-24 campaign was supposed to be a big step forward for a player praised by his teammates for being one of the team’s hardest workers.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
This model of bringing doctors and their patients together with researchers and scientists is a significant step forward for an illness as personal as this one.
—Kay Redfield Jamison, STAT, 3 May 2024
Many have willingly stepped forward to identify themselves.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Sivan was among the first women to step forward in 2017 after the New York Times published its blockbuster piece exposing the initial wave of public allegations against Weinstein.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Step forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20forward. Accessed 18 May. 2024.
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