How to Use put forward in a Sentence

put forward

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  • Some scientists felt the idea held promise at a time when first put forward.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Stacy was put forward by an educator who was not paid to do it and did it anyway.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • His withdrawal comes in time for Democrats to put forward a new candidate.
    — Michael Loria, USA Today, 10 July 2026
  • The woman is the third complainant to have put forward her allegations.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
  • He was elected in 2023 after he was put forward by the F1 teams.
    — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Around the same period, plans were also put forward for Lee Highway.
    — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Key members of the party have put forward energy security plans that include a role for oil and gas.
    — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Various explanations for the strange magnetic fields of the ice giants have been put forward over the years.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • One suggestion put forward by scientists to explain this is that supermassive black holes don't start out from scratch.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Often put forward bluntly, the latter could also impress in its refinement.
    — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
  • With his first full school year as mayor around the corner, Mamdani has yet to put forward a detailed plan to desegregate the schools.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • Two of the major candidates running to replace him in elections next April have put forward deficit-cutting plans in the past week.
    — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026
  • As a first step, policymakers on both sides of the aisle in Congress have put forward the idea of an AI kill switch.
    — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Haider Ackermann’s Tom Ford put forward structured bullet bras and high-cut swimsuits.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
  • With others, the Senate, which is controlled by the same party as the White House, hasn’t acted on the names put forward.
    — Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The levy set to take effect on Friday will come after a flurry of country-specific tariffs put forward in recent days.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • In others, the Senate, which is controlled by the same party as the White House, hasn’t acted on the names put forward.
    — Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Patrick Clancy appears to share a similar perspective to the one put forward by his wife’s attorney and the lawsuit.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • By collaborating, teams can exchange knowledge, share resources (such as event space) and put forward a united front to champion a cause.
    — Gary Ivory, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Those committees will put forward one coach and one contributor to be considered as candidates by the greater group of selectors.
    — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Her family helped pass the bill that set up the nation’s first state blood clot and pulmonary embolism work group, which put forward the recommendations that later turned into law.
    — Ali Ataya, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Pritzker hasn’t put forward a broad plan to raise new revenue or proposed significant cuts elsewhere to cover those costs or pay for other third-term priorities.
    — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But the final budget said the next governor will need to put forward a plan in May that includes a fee no less than $30 but also no greater than $50.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The proposal was put forward by 12 countries — eight from Latin America and four from Africa — led by Brazil.
    — Spoorthy Raman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The resolution was put forward by the United States, Britain, France and Germany.
    — Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The students turned their activism into a political movement and put forward a list of candidates to compete in the parliamentary election this year.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Cromwell is considering a six-month moratorium this week, and its mayor has already pledged to put forward an ordinance later this month barring any tax breaks for data centers.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2026
  • That’s the argument that Google has put forward in a new posting by the Chrome security team, backed up by plenty of real-world and technical context.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Last year an international panel of experts challenged the evidence put forward by the prosecution.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The public will get to put forward opinions Thursday evening at a Planning and Zoning Commission hearing.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

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