How to Use ahead in a Sentence
ahead
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The road ahead will not be smooth.
—Peter S. Hendricks, STAT, 6 May 2026
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Go ahead and make that change now.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Check out their top tips, ahead.
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
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But the months ahead wore her down.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
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Now comes the rest of the road ahead.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
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Good thing Mark had biked ahead.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
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The Rays went ahead in the eighth.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
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Here's the strength thing, so the big strong guy gets ahead.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
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My agent at the time was like, yeah, go ahead, play the game.
—Louisa Ballhaus, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2023
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It was meant to steady me and set the tone for the year ahead.
—Adrianne Wright, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
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The week ahead offers tests to both camps.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 7 Sep. 2025
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Two pivotal dates lie just ahead.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps there is some game day hope ahead.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
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There’s a lot of football ahead.
—Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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Planning ahead could help even more.
—Dr. Sue Varma, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
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Don’t look any further ahead than that.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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Set your clocks ahead an hour before bed.
—Scott Withers, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
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Pick up six summer styling ideas ahead.
—Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 17 June 2026
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Go ahead and pluck away without the stress.
—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 10 June 2026
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Scroll down or skip ahead to start reading.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 12 May 2026
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That same year, Bass jumped in about eight months ahead.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Want to get ahead at work with AI?
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2026
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There are still big challenges ahead.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 3 June 2026
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That said, this is an ideal month to plan ahead.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Apr. 2026
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Spoilers ahead for all of the books and the show.
—Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
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That does not mean the path ahead for markets is clear.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2026
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Save our tried-and-true outfit ideas ahead.
—India Roby, Glamour, 27 Apr. 2026
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There will be many more moments ahead over the next decade.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
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That's just one of the big games ahead in Week 6.
—Erick Smith, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
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Chicken can be poached 4 days ahead.
—Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 May 2026
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