How to Use up-front in a Sentence

up-front

1 of 2 adjective
  • The program can help lessen the up-front cost of going electric.
    — William Gavin, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Those helping Sandu would pay him an up-front fee to take part in the scheme.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The iconic jacket costs a lot up-front, but it can be repaired by the brand for life.
    — Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The iconic jacket costs a lot up-front, but it can be repaired by the brand for life.
    — Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Most people never make back the thousands of dollars of up-front fees.
    — Cora Lewis, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Avoid companies that do not clearly disclose fees and markups up-front.
    — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • That means farmers, and their business partners, must cover up-front costs.
    — The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Moving into a new apartment can require putting down a lot of money up-front.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 22 June 2026
  • The up-front cost of artificial turf is greater than that for natural grass.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026
  • For me, integrity is paramount and asking questions up-front is a must.
    — Emily Bryn Williams, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
  • For new customers, bundles go as low as $47 per month if the subscriber pays for one year up-front.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
  • To prepare for thousands in up-front costs, a health savings account could be a good option for you.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
  • In addition to the hefty up-front price tag, there is a monthly subscription fee to use the kit with an app.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
  • What if the up-front fee charged didn’t cover the shipping charges customers would otherwise have racked up?
    — Brian Solis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
  • One concern among investors is that margins are coming down, at least in the short term, due to higher up-front costs.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
  • One problem is that efficient models often come with higher up-front costs.
    — Magali A. Delmas, The Conversation, 12 June 2025
  • Lenders offer an up-front payment in exchange for a percentage of the growth in the value of the home at a future date.
    — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The incentive program is designed to assist customers who are struggling to meet up-front costs.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
  • The problem is, this option currently comes with a high up-front price tag, even with tax benefits factored in.
    — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
  • One of the issues will be whether Pastrnak and Geekie are enough of an up-front foundation.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • Its slightly lower up-front cost and superb bundle value are quite appealing, too.
    — PC Magazine, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In theory, the cities would eventually get their up-front costs back, while the Stars would keep the profits.
    — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
  • This year, the best Memorial Day deals take the form of up-front discounts and lowered finance rates.
    — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 28 May 2023
  • Hence, city officials’ promise of a $16 million up-front handout.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The value of up-front deductions against taxes is no more than the fees our investment instruments charge.
    — Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Trump himself has said his plan would require billions of dollars in investment up-front from the oil companies.
    — Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Minneapolis is noting them as being part of the total price up-front, which is allowed.
    — Nick Halter, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Many more will go to consumers able to afford the still considerable up-front costs of decarbonizing their homes and cars.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Her parents are coldly up-front in their homophobia, but this is the late 1980s.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The agreement includes increased up-front bonuses and 24% wage increases over five years.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025

up front

2 of 2 adverb
  • Be up front with your team about this.
    — Samuel Darwin, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Still, there’s room for a boost up front.
    — The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Williams and Clark are the key pieces up front.
    — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Furman had size and skill up front.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Play strong up front on defense.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t ask too many questions up front.
    — Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Owners still have to pay the vet bill up front.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But any costs should have been discussed up front.
    — Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of the guys up front are going to be the same.
    — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Dec. 2025
  • The way — getting thrown around up front — is what stings.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Yeah, that was all the thought that was put into it up front.
    — Marina Watts, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Some younger players up front will look to step up and score goals.
    — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 30 Aug. 2021
  • This is a huge salt bomb up front, with lime and mild chili as accents.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 16 June 2021
  • Dia and Scott are proven up front and should be solid.
    — Cj Moore, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Birkin wanted that deep back slit up front and center.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • The chauffeur up front wore a dark uniform.
    — Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Why wasn’t his date more up front in her proposition?
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Plus, stupid for the Rams to give him so much money up front.
    — Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Daughter strapped in back and groceries up front?
    — Erica Zazo, Outside, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Just to get this out of the way up front, power armor is mecha.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • There's a cockpit up front, with enough room for a pilot to sit.
    — Kim Snaith, Space.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • To combat this, reach for this set that features a zip-up front.
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Which, of course, means spending less money up front.
    — Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The real questions are up front.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The only requirement is cash up front, and a lot of it.
    — Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Don’t give Woody money up front for bad product.
    — Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • But Iran will already have received quite a lot up front.
    — Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
  • Jordan Davis is a monster of a man and a space-eater up front.
    — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Removing this up front will save you a lot of trouble in the end.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Without three big guys up front, Roosevelt lost in the semis.
    — Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2020

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