Noun the front of the church features a magnificent stained-glass window that smile is just a front—I don't think she actually likes me at all Verb The house fronts Main Street. The house fronts on Main Street. He is now fronting a different band. He fronts a talk show. Adjective There's a small statue on the front lawn. He keeps his wallet in his front pocket. See More
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Noun
The glow from winning the opening game will fade away quickly in the home opener if the team doesn’t get started on the right foot in front of the Arrowhead crowd. Ed Easton Jr., USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 Tom Jenks, from the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery, said the horses were specially trained, including how to handle weeping mourners, as well as flowers and flags being tossed in front of the procession. Mike Corder, Jill Lawless And Danica Kirka, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2022 Claffey, who was driving in front of Brady, died the following day, an incident report states. Rosana Hughes, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 Their breakthrough came on a scrum in front of goal following a throw-in. Colin Murphy, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022 Close to home: The Ohio Supreme Court struck down a decades-old law that prohibited unions from organizing picketing in front of public officials’ homes and workplaces. Laura Hancock, cleveland, 14 Sep. 2022 Grenadier and Scots guards dressed in red uniforms and tall bearskin caps marched in front of the procession, while a band played funeral marches from Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Chopin. Max Colchester, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022 Armenian opposition supporters and relatives of servicemen wounded in border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan gather in front of the parliament to call for the Armenian prime minister's resignation, in Yerevan on September 13, 2022. Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 14 Sep. 2022 Unlike traditional facelifts, which can leave behind tell-tale plastic surgery scars in front of the ears and require serious recovery time, the Ponytail Lift hides a handful of tiny incisions behind the ears and hairline. Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 14 Sep. 2022
Verb
But for the most part, the Sluggers front the cost themselves.The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2022 Latifah went on to front her popular CBS series The Equalizer, while Pinkett Smith launched her Facebook talk series Red Table Talk. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Nigo has made history as the first Japanese designer to front the house since Takada, who died in 2020. Thomas Adamson, ajc, 26 June 2022 Tom Hanks is also set to front another movie adaptation of Pinocchio, as Disney will release its Robert Zemeckis–directed live-action film Sept. 8 on Disney+. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 July 2022 The four vertical slabs that dominate the Guidestones are inscribed back and front with 10 principles, each side in a different modern language. Devon M. Sayers And Jamiel Lynch, CNN, 7 July 2022 By Zero, headed to Los Angeles in 2012 to front the Secret Seven and expand into voice acting work for advertising clients like Taco Bell and Dr. Pepper. A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 14 June 2022 Laurie, apparently enamored with this plan, agrees to front her a suitcase stuffed with $10,000 worth of drugs. Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE, 24 Jan. 2022 Any sports bettor who can afford to front an initial investment is well set up to enjoy the latest sign-up offer from Caesars Sportsbook. Xl Media, cleveland, 9 July 2022
Adjective
That creates stiff competition for front-line tax-enforcement workers, the revenue agents who conduct audits and the revenue officers who collect unpaid taxes. Richard Rubin, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022 Ukrainian troops advanced 70 kilometers (43 miles) in less than a week, resulting in part of Russia's front-line collapse in Ukraine's northeast, with large numbers of Russian troops forced to retreat. Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2022 Many front-line workers in retail, restaurants, education and health care who worked throughout the pandemic — often putting their health and well-being at risk — say their jobs are becoming even tougher as vacancies pile up. Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Many front-line workers in retail, restaurants, education and health care who worked throughout the pandemic - often putting their health and well-being at risk - say their jobs are becoming even tougher as vacancies pile up. Abha Bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2022 Governments are most often the ones contracting these groups to strengthen their war capabilities and assist in a multitude of military tasks, from providing intelligence to fighting in front-line operations. Christopher Michael Faulkner, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2022 During her tenure, Saddler took on the heroin epidemic and the morphed fentanyl crisis with a front-line, public health position.The Enquirer, 15 Sep. 2022 The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials on Saturday claimed major gains in a counteroffensive against Russian forces in the country's northeast, saying Ukrainian troops had cut off vital supplies to front-line hotspot. Karl Ritter And Joanna Kozlowska, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022 Union efforts at Amazon and Starbucks have gained momentum in recent months, fueled by the spotlight that the pandemic put on health and safety risks for front-line workers.Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French frunt, front, from Latin front-, frons