How to Use up-front in a Sentence

up-front

1 of 2 adjective

• The program can help lessen the up-front cost of going electric.
  — William Gavin, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
• Those helping Sandu would pay him an up-front fee to take part in the scheme.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2023
• The iconic jacket costs a lot up-front, but it can be repaired by the brand for life.
  — Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
• Most people never make back the thousands of dollars of up-front fees.
  — Cora Lewis, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
• Avoid companies that do not clearly disclose fees and markups up-front.
  — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 12 June 2026
• That means farmers, and their business partners, must cover up-front costs.
  — The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
• Moving into a new apartment can require putting down a lot of money up-front.
  — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 22 June 2026
• The up-front cost of artificial turf is greater than that for natural grass.
  — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026
• For me, integrity is paramount and asking questions up-front is a must.
  — Emily Bryn Williams, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
• For new customers, bundles go as low as $47 per month if the subscriber pays for one year up-front.
  — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
• To prepare for thousands in up-front costs, a health savings account could be a good option for you.
  — Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
• Then there is the retrieval camp, which finds up-front modeling too slow and bets on the model instead.
  — Michael Leone, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
• In addition to the hefty up-front price tag, there is a monthly subscription fee to use the kit with an app.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
• What if the up-front fee charged didn’t cover the shipping charges customers would otherwise have racked up?
  — Brian Solis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
• One concern among investors is that margins are coming down, at least in the short term, due to higher up-front costs.
  — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
• One problem is that efficient models often come with higher up-front costs.
  — Magali A. Delmas, The Conversation, 12 June 2025
• Lenders offer an up-front payment in exchange for a percentage of the growth in the value of the home at a future date.
  — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
• The incentive program is designed to assist customers who are struggling to meet up-front costs.
  — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
• The problem is, this option currently comes with a high up-front price tag, even with tax benefits factored in.
  — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
• One of the issues will be whether Pastrnak and Geekie are enough of an up-front foundation.
  — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
• Its slightly lower up-front cost and superb bundle value are quite appealing, too.
  — PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
• In theory, the cities would eventually get their up-front costs back, while the Stars would keep the profits.
  — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
• This year, the best Memorial Day deals take the form of up-front discounts and lowered finance rates.
  — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 28 May 2023
• Hence, city officials’ promise of a $16 million up-front handout.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024
• The value of up-front deductions against taxes is no more than the fees our investment instruments charge.
  — Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
• Trump himself has said his plan would require billions of dollars in investment up-front from the oil companies.
  — Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
• Minneapolis is noting them as being part of the total price up-front, which is allowed.
  — Nick Halter, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
• Many more will go to consumers able to afford the still considerable up-front costs of decarbonizing their homes and cars.
  — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
• Her parents are coldly up-front in their homophobia, but this is the late 1980s.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
• The agreement includes increased up-front bonuses and 24% wage increases over five years.
  — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025

up front

2 of 2 adverb

• Be up front with your team about this.
  — Samuel Darwin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
• Still, there’s room for a boost up front.
  — The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
• Williams and Clark are the key pieces up front.
  — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
• These wings hit you with a kick of fish sauce and lime up front.
  — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026
• Furman had size and skill up front.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
• Play strong up front on defense.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
• Don’t ask too many questions up front.
  — Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
• Owners still have to pay the vet bill up front.
  — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
• But any costs should have been discussed up front.
  — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
• A lot of the guys up front are going to be the same.
  — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Dec. 2025
• The way — getting thrown around up front — is what stings.
  — Noah White, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
• Yeah, that was all the thought that was put into it up front.
  — Marina Watts, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
• Some younger players up front will look to step up and score goals.
  — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 30 Aug. 2021
• This is a huge salt bomb up front, with lime and mild chili as accents.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 16 June 2021
• Dia and Scott are proven up front and should be solid.
  — Cj Moore, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
• Birkin wanted that deep back slit up front and center.
  — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
• The chauffeur up front wore a dark uniform.
  — Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
• Why wasn’t his date more up front in her proposition?
  — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
• Plus, stupid for the Rams to give him so much money up front.
  — Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
• Daughter strapped in back and groceries up front?
  — Erica Zazo, Outside, 27 Mar. 2026
• Just to get this out of the way up front, power armor is mecha.
  — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• There's a cockpit up front, with enough room for a pilot to sit.
  — Kim Snaith, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
• To combat this, reach for this set that features a zip-up front.
  — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
• Paying for as little as three months up front scores you the price drop.
  — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 July 2026
• Which, of course, means spending less money up front.
  — Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
• The real questions are up front.
  — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
• The only requirement is cash up front, and a lot of it.
  — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
• Don’t give Woody money up front for bad product.
  — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
• But Iran will already have received quite a lot up front.
  — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
• Jordan Davis is a monster of a man and a space-eater up front.
  — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2022