Examples of forwards in a Sentence
for every step that her campaign takes forwards, it seems to take two backwards
Recent Examples on the Web
Alan Shearer and Dennis Bergkamp, two of the most prominent Premier League forwards of the time, stood down from international duty after that tournament.
—
Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Now, All-NBA stars Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, All-Defensive forwards Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby, guards Josh Hart and Miles McBride and center Mitchell Robinson will be joined by power forward Guerschon Yabusele and guard Jordan Clarkson.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
The comedically top-heavy sausages, which can easily topple forwards into the dirt, temporarily take center stage as the baseball players gaze on in amusement from their dugouts, sometimes wagering on the outcome.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The host of new faces in San Jose includes forwards Jeff Skinner, Adam Gaudette, Ryan Reaves, and Philipp Kurashev, and defensemen John Klingberg, Dmitry Orlov, and Nick Leddy.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forwards
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Michael Cox, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Now, All-NBA stars Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, All-Defensive forwards Mikal Bridges and OG Anunoby, guards Josh Hart and Miles McBride and center Mitchell Robinson will be joined by power forward Guerschon Yabusele and guard Jordan Clarkson.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
The comedically top-heavy sausages, which can easily topple forwards into the dirt, temporarily take center stage as the baseball players gaze on in amusement from their dugouts, sometimes wagering on the outcome.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
The host of new faces in San Jose includes forwards Jeff Skinner, Adam Gaudette, Ryan Reaves, and Philipp Kurashev, and defensemen John Klingberg, Dmitry Orlov, and Nick Leddy.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forwards
Cite this Entry
“Forwards.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forwards. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
forwards
adverb
for·wards
ˈfȯr-wərdz 
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share