How to Use front-end in a Sentence

front-end

1 of 2 adjective
  • The car is likely to have front-end damage from the crash.
    — Austen Erblat, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • But jam open the throttle just off standstill and that front-end does get light.
    — New Atlas, 3 July 2026
  • The images showed the car had front-end damage, the report states.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The Cubs could use a front-end starter and maybe also a back-end arm to shore up this staff.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 28 July 2025
  • Brad Pitt has some advice for actors on the front-end of their career.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 2 July 2025
  • The guild is seeking more compensation on the front-end of deals.
    — Jack Coyle, Fortune, 2 May 2023
  • The Tahoe had front-end damage and a missing bumper, police said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The car had extensive front-end damage and both airbags had deployed.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 19 July 2025
  • The front-end team sees that their interface is slow because of database queries.
    — Mudit Singh, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Crews also found a large debris field that contained the front-end bell of the pressure hull.
    — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
  • To make these moves possible, the Panthers had to cut some costs on the front-end.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Is that back-end starting pitching, is that front-end starting pitching?
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 13 June 2023
  • Along with this, the steering, front-end grip, and braking all get uprated.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Crews used a crane to pull the car, which had serious front-end damage, out of the river.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The truck had major front-end damage and three flat tires, two of which had been worn down to the metal wheel rims.
    — Tom Davies, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2023
  • The takeaway was that cities and towns need more heavy-duty equipment like front-end loaders.
    — Eryn Dion, The Providence Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
  • This deal gets you the base model that records the front-end view of your car, and it's been on sale for a couple of weeks.
    — Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 3 June 2025
  • Major front-end damage to the car is visible.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Aerial footage showed both vehicles with front-end damage.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • An example of this in action was our approach to front-end unit testing.
    — Tracy Kemp, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • The men jumped into a white SUV with front-end damage and ran off.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The vehicle was fully engulfed in flames and was on the grass with heavy front-end damage.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Detectives say the car likely has front-end damage on the right side and to the windshield.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The car did not move, however, due to the extensive front-end damage.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2025
  • Turner was driving a black, four-door Toyota sedan with front-end damage.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The vehicle involved in the crash may have front-end damage, police said.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Connecting front-end and back-end systems can help avoid scenarios like those.
    — Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
  • The front-end loader was working on maintenance on the track, police said.
    — Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • For instance, what about translating client needs into a front-end visual scheme?
    — Jacob Mathison, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The first can be thought of as the front-end, or how a victim is lured to sign off on transactions that drain their wallet.
    — Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 1 Mar. 2023

front end

2 of 2 noun
  • Its front end was smashed and its airbags deployed in the crash.
    — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • Are the front ends of new cars too low or parking blocks too high?
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 2 July 2018
  • Her front end had made it through, but the widest part of her shell got wedged in.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • The charred, wrecked plane's front end was ripped apart and crumbled.
    — Ann Zaniewski, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2018
  • Coogan said that should amount to five big trucks and two front end loaders.
    — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • And the front end of his car would wash out, hit the end of my car and spin me.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2020
  • The grille takes up a lot of the front end, but that’s par for the course these days.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The money on the front end is worth the headache that could come on the back end.
    — Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Minor damage could be seen on the front end of the plane.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 27 June 2026
  • Her body was found under the front end of a pickup truck.
    — Julie Mendes, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Our job is to enforce the law and make an arrest on the front end.
    — Nathan Mattise and Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2018
  • The pitching market is fraught with risk even on the front end of deals.
    — David Murphy, Philly.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Mark a 20-degree cut on the front end of each rear-leg blank.
    — David Agrell, Popular Mechanics, 1 Feb. 2020
  • Is the value going to make sense on the front end in those first four years?
    — Nicole Laporte, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2023
  • There’s a ski attachment that goes at the front end in place of the wheel.
    — New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Part of the big rig was also on its side, and its front end was damaged.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • At the front end were two more rooms for the boss and the underboss, who were rarely seen.
    — Mark Harris, Curbed, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Around town and in country lanes, the steering is quick and the front end has lots of grip.
    — Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 21 July 2024
  • The front ends of the cars are secured in the dirt, sending the trunks straight up in the air.
    — Becky Jacobs, Post-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2017
  • The front end of the vehicle had damage to the bumper, hood and grill.
    — Carrie Napoleon, Post-Tribune, 19 June 2018
  • The vehicle spun around and hit the front end of the squad, which was stopped at the red light.
    — Jenny Berg, Star Tribune, 26 Apr. 2021
  • The car still had damage to its front end, detectives said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Champagnie missed a free-throw attempt on the front end.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Johnny Juzang made the front end of a one-and-one but missed the second.
    — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The teaser shows the front end of the concept, which is painted in a vivid shade of blue.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2022
  • That news lands at the front end of what’s shaping up to be Moafi’s breakout year.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 May 2026
  • To me, that's a presence on the front end, but more of the willingness to pitch the game.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Hunter missed the front end of a 1-and-1 to set up Epps' tying free throws.
    — Larry Fleisher, Chron, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Michigan State’s Cam Ward missed the front end of one-and-one.
    — ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Caring for them well on the front end can help them last for generations to come.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'front-end.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: