How to Use furtherance in a Sentence

furtherance

noun

• They made the furtherance of science their life's work.
• And people might use in furtherance of that argument a quote from you.
  — CBS News, 6 June 2021
• The gun charge also is in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, court records show.
  — Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com, 1 July 2017
• Each camp believes the government should act in furtherance of their view.
  — Jay Clayton and Timothy Massad, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2022
• The speech was an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
• Minore faces three counts of bank robbery and three counts of use of a firearm in furtherance of a bank robbery.
  — Kathleen Joyce, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2018
• About two dozen of those flights were in furtherance of Maduro's re-election campaign.
  — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 8 June 2021
• The maximum sentence for firing a weapon in furtherance of a crime is life in prison.
  — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2024
• That can be enhanced into a felony if it is used in furtherance of another crime.
  — Doha Madani, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
• These laws were passed after the Civil War in the furtherance of the aims of the war.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2018
• And it cannot be used as a vehicle to spread false and malicious lies, in furtherance of a shakedown.
  — Meredith Woerner, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
• Threats would be misdemeanors, but having a gun or other deadly weapon in furtherance of the threat would be a felony.
  — Betsy Russell, idahostatesman, 24 Mar. 2018
• Brown, Bluett and Lewis also face charges of carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime.
  — Tony Rizzo and Max Londberg, kansascity, 17 Apr. 2018
• Those who knowingly place human lives at grave risk in furtherance of such crimes must be held fully accountable.
  — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 May 2025
• The trio is also accused of having committed the murder in furtherance of a gang.
  — Teri Figueroa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Nov. 2017
• All three are charged with conspiracy to commit identity fraud in furtherance of a state felony.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
• Two defendants have been charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
  — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2020
• He was charged with interference with commerce by robbery and use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
• There could also be a furtherance of vehicle-free days on Fifth Avenue.
  — David Moin, WWD, 12 Aug. 2024
• The law requires that a union take reasonable steps in furtherance of a member’s grievance with his or her employer.
  — Michael McCann, SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019
• Brass and two others are charged with conspiracy to commit identity fraud in furtherance of a state felony.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
• Lowery will serve seven years, the minimum sentence for brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime.
  — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Mar. 2025
• Fore is accused of using the victims’ names in furtherance of her fraud, according to court documents.
  — Mary Grace Keller, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Nov. 2019
• Each count of using a telephone in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison.
  — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 1 Oct. 2019
• Anything that’s a practical step in furtherance of that can be an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2023
• Brass and Price are additionally charged with identity fraud in furtherance of a state felony.
  — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
• Perkins pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime, the release said.
  — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
• McCormick and Solis are also charged with possessing firearms in furtherance of drug crimes.
  — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2020
• In Texas, killing two people in furtherance of the same criminal enterprise is a capital crime.
  — Brian Rogers, Houston Chronicle, 21 May 2018
• Under a 50% tariff, a company would have to cut its pre-tax price in equal terms to stay cost-neutral for a buyer—and in furtherance of what?
  — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026