How to Use look ahead in a Sentence
look ahead
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Don’t look ahead, just look at what’s in front of us today.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
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The player looked ahead that number of spaces on the map.
—Matthew Wynn Sivils, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2024
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See takeaways from proceedings so far and a look ahead at the week to come.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 19 May 2025
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These stunning looks ahead need to be talked about in detail.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 15 Mar. 2024
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The leather planner offers month and day-at-a-view pages for looking ahead.
—Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2023
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Here are takeaways from the spring sales — and a periscope look ahead at the biggest trends emerging in the art market.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 19 May 2024
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The festival is the perfect farewell to summer, and a great way to look ahead to the spring planting season.
—Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
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The Packers may be caught looking ahead to next week’s showdown with the Vikings enough to let the Saints slide in under the number.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Golden Knights were looking ahead just as much as helping their team in the near term last year at the deadline.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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In her acceptance video, Minaj looked ahead to her next big project.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2023
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So grab a pen and paper and prepare to take notes on Beckham’s most notable looks ahead.
—Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2024
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The 10-year Treasury yield touched a fresh 14-month high as investors looked ahead to key inflation prints.
—Hakyung Kim,jenni Reid, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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By this point in her career, looking back was safer than looking ahead.
—Lily Ruth Hardman, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2024
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But back then, music was something of an afterthought for the rapper when asked to look ahead to the future.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
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Too many of us are too busy shoring up short-term results to look ahead and really invest in the future.
—Martin Zwilling, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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But after the last two seasons — and looking ahead to the next one — why would a transfer receiver choose USC?
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Gass said when the wind finally dies, the Bay Area may be able to look ahead for the onset of more precipitation.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Even though the shortest day of the year is almost two weeks away, many Wisconsinites may already be looking ahead to when the days get longer once again.
—Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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Latham foregoed the team’s 24-hour rule of celebrating wins and looked ahead.
—Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2023
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Photographed by Elizabeth Lavin To test the look ahead of the big day, Brehan and her braider did a practice run: four hours seated on the floor, her braider’s hands swollen by the end.
—Ruhama Wolle, Vogue, 22 May 2025
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On both sides of the ball, young players are expected to play major roles Friday as USC looks ahead to next season.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Lara has been stressing to his team to maintain its focus instead of looking ahead to a showdown against St. John Bosco on Oct. 25.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
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Ski season may be winding down, but the Ikon Pass is already looking ahead to next season with its lowest price and a host of new perks.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2024
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That’s hardly the reassurance that the Party craves looking ahead to 2024.
—Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
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Even before the verdict had been delivered, Trump and his team were looking ahead to the next major judgment to be cast on him: the 2024 election.
—Tessa Berenson Rogers, TIME, 30 May 2024
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The couple laughed the comments off, before reflecting on 2024 and looking ahead.
—Marina Johnson, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
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Traders also looked ahead to a key inflation reading due in the morning.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
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So each year IndyStar takes a look ahead to what projects will be opening in the next 12 months.
—Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 11 Jan. 2026
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And looking ahead to the new year, there's going to be a lot more to talk about thanks to a category of new trends.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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Coach Dan Campbell and his players looked ahead to 2026.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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