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Example sentences for "came forward"

  • Presently Harrik entered, impassive, yet alert, his slight, handsome figure in sharp contrast to the men lounging in the cushions before him, who salaamed as he came forward.

  • He came forward, took Hylda's hand and kissed it, then kissed her on the cheek.

  • These, too, supported by artillery and strong bodies of cavalry, came forward in a charge.

  • Anthony Stubbs, now that he had found his friends again, came forward as fast as his queer stature would permit.

  • Nicholas, king of the Montenegrins, came forward slowly, his head bowed as though in grief, and it seemed for a moment as though he would pass Hal, Chester and the others without seeing them.

  • The Emperor, noticing that I had entered the Imperial presence, came forward, and I followed him back into the softly-carpeted corridor.

  • The villainous Chinaman, with a face like parchment, came forward, and instantly recognized me as the companion of the young German millionaire, Herr Lehnhardt.

  • Thin and sombre in his flimsy cassock, Pierre was looking on when Abbe Rose, who seemed to have sheltered himself behind a pillar of the porch on purpose to watch for him, came forward: "Ah!

  • Directly Bertheroy perceived Pierre he came forward, pressed his hand and seated him on a chair beside Guillaume's son Francois, who had been one of the first arrivals.

  • Then all three with the same impulse hurriedly quitted their work and came forward.

  • The oculist, a tall, grave man in the white robes of an Egyptian priest, came forward to perform the necessary operation, and after being kindly greeted by Nitetis, withdrew once more silently into the background.

  • On entering the court-yard, a tall stout man, followed by a train of Asiatic serving-maidens, came forward to meet them.

  • Her brother, David Skate, just come in to his mid-day dinner, came forward to meet us in his fustian suit.

  • Harry put down his rifle and came forward in all haste, his revolver in his hand.

  • Presently he came forward until he stood before the Guardian of the Cave, and the light from the burning lamp fell full upon his face.

  • He came forward, singing a wild song that somehow was reminiscent of the desert and the East.

  • He came forward at a shambling trot, and was about to pass on without looking aside, when Lord Lackington called out, "Ah!

  • Lady Lackington, arranging the folds of her dress as he came forward, and intimating by the action that he was not to delude himself into any expectation of touching her hand.

  • Cicero, therefore, came forward, and said there was no need of speeches; and after producing and examining witnesses, he required the judges to proceed to sentence.

  • The sweat was running down his face as he got up from his seat, came forward to the front of the platform, and bowed right and left.

  • And he came forward to meet me in the great hall.

  • Then the man turned and looked at her, fell back a step, came forward again, passed a hand across his mouth and gasped.

  • He knew us, and took each of us by the hand as we came forward.

  • There was a slight murmur of voices heard beneath as I came forward, and one speaker exclaimed, "Indeed!

  • I essayed to rise a little as he came forward; but he motioned me with his hand to lie still, while, placing a chair close beside my bed, he sat down.

  • He came forward, his daughter leaning upon his arm.

  • Well, Mister Charles," said Mike as he came forward with a smile, "I suppose you heard the news?

  • He sprang towards me as I came forward, and grasping my hand with a more than usual earnestness, called out, "The very man I wanted!

  • He came forward a few steps and stood in the darkened room looking at the sleeping girl: something in her unconsciousness, in the utter silence, in the absence of reproach, smote him as no words of blame or appeal could have done.

  • He jumped up eagerly when he saw the girl at last, and, flinging his cigar away, came forward to meet her as she hurried from under the shade of the trees in which she had been keeping.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "came forward" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    brief pause; came about; came abreast; came across; came along; came close; came down; came down from heaven; came face; came forth; came forward; came from; came into; came nearer; came out; came round; came rushing; came straight; came they; came vnto; came west; dearest mother; feel good; million bushels; that land; whereas they