How to Use come forward in a Sentence

come forward

verb
  • Some will come forward in months or years.
    — Sara Huston, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
  • Why do those who have met him not come forward to report it?
    — May 1, CBS News, 1 May 2026
  • By the time someone is ready to come forward, their clock may have expired.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • Which is why survivors don’t always come forward.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Which is why survivors don’t always come forward.
    — Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Please, if anybody knows anything, please come forward.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 26 May 2026
  • Nunez was the second woman to come forward in recent months.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The twin brother would then come forward and propose to his girlfriend!
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
  • None of the students came forward to hit the child, the sheriff’s office said.
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
  • In a rare move, the woman at the center of it is coming forward using her full name.
    — Elaine Rojas-Castillo, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Police think there may be other victims and are urging them to come forward.
    — Austen Erblat, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Now, when the lawsuit came forward, the judge in the case expressed skepticism.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
  • A number of victims have come forward to file police reports.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • This is why a lot of individuals don't come forward.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Beyond that, Moss thinks there are others out there who know what happened but haven’t come forward.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
  • People who wanted to speak up were scared, while others decided to come forward.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 June 2026
  • Two more women then came forward with new allegations in March of last year.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
  • Connellsville police are now asking all those involved in the exchange to come forward.
    — Erika Stanish, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The other Jane Does either did not come forward or withdrew.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • But four days later, a 13-year-old came forward and pointed the finger at Ruiz.
    — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Officials urged people who were at the festival to come forward with any photos or videos.
    — Jaimie Ding, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • The person who was coming forward was Agnes, who is literally the love of her life.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 May 2026
  • That section of the park was far from any surveillance cameras and no witnesses have come forward.
    — Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026
  • But at the time, Terry wouldn’t come forward, even though both Boston and Boykins were dead.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
  • There may be more charges filed related to the victims who have already come forward or if more victims come forward.
    — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • So far, no Republican has come forward to challenge him.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
  • Police struggled to solve the case due to a lack of evidence and witnesses willing to come forward.
    — CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Police struggled to solve the case due to a lack of evidence and witnesses willing to come forward.
    — Jack Brook, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Chanlder, of course, was not the only boy to come forward with allegations against Jackson.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The sketch writer hopes someone with knowledge about what happened to Downer comes forward.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026

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