How to Use foreman in a Sentence

foreman

noun
  • Nowak, the young foreman of few words, oversees all the wiring.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • But the foreman, who asked that his name be withheld, said that’s not good enough.
    — Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
  • The foreman came over to the group and asked rudely what was going on.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The foreman sat in the middle of the canoe, both hands on the bench.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • If things got out of hand, a foreman would be called over to mediate.
    — Michael Holtz, The Atlantic, 14 June 2021
  • Chris Dzierman, a bridge painter and foreman, looked to the west.
    — John Branch, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2022
  • When the machines stopped, the foreman’s voice turned into a shout.
    — Hugo Hamilton, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
  • The foreman found the phone in a Dumpster and opted to keep it.
    — Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com, 13 July 2018
  • Santos and his brothers weren’t far from work, and their foreman was on the way to pick them up.
    — Thomas Lake, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The foreman said the vehicles would be moved when workers come down from the roof for lunch.
    — cleveland, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The foreman, the sole Black man on the panel, wept when the verdict was read.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Well, the foreman thought there was some life left and administered a dose of la grippe medicine.
    — Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The foreman told the judge the jury couldn't get past the third of nine questions on the verdict form.
    — Nathan Fenno, latimes.com, 18 May 2018
  • Her father, the foreman at a tool-and-die plant, was part of the sitdown strikes of the thirties.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Hines-Jones cleaned up alleys, then became a foreman and signed up to learn how to drive a truck.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The site's listing suggests the ranch house could make for a good Airbnb spot or a foreman's house.
    — William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 17 Jan. 2018
  • The foreman’s oversight ruined the success of the project.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
  • The other eight counts came back mixed once the foreman tallied up the results on a whiteboard.
    — Meghan Bobrowsky, WSJ, 7 Jan. 2022
  • As the guilty verdicts were read by the jury foreman, Ciminelli shook his head.
    — Fox News, 12 July 2018
  • The guest home has three bedrooms and two bathrooms, and the foreman home has two bedrooms and one bathroom.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But the void between certainty and hope, where the foreman ruled, troubled him.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • With a lightning-speed motion, Pedro tossed a cord around the foreman’s neck.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The foreman was responsible for the oversight of the project.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Magaña shows him how to maneuver the blade around a thick trunk, as the foreman kicks it loose.
    — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 17 Jan. 2026
  • The foreman was fined $5,000 and placed on five years’ probation.
    — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 16 June 2021
  • Loretta Lynn is mourning the death of her ranch foreman, Wayne Spears.
    — Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 23 Aug. 2021
  • The ranch also has a three-bedroom bass fishing cabin and a three-bedroom ranch foreman’s house.
    — Neal Franklin, Dallas Morning News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Oh, and the foreman is played by James Best, of Dukes of Hazzard fame.
    — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 23 Oct. 2024
  • If any issues arise, Wirth notes them on his iPad and sends a photo to the proper foreman.
    — Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 29 Nov. 2021
  • The truck just leans into the work and gets on with life like a ranch foreman who drinks coffee black and silently judges your hitch setup.
    — New Atlas, 27 May 2026

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