to the fore

Idioms  

1. In, into, or toward a position of prominence, as in A new virtuoso pianist has come to the fore. [First half of 1800s]

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Example Sentences

To the fore was the third man whose name he had not learnt.

From The Turtles of Tasman by London, Jack

To the fore, bare, majestic, compact as a wall, the coast of New Albion towered out of the surf near Mendocino.

From Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

To the fore was the main stairway, on the right the closed store, and on the left a small apartment which the governor had fitted up as a private office.

From Lords of the North by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

To the fore of the compound as well, there seemed little hope of stealth.

From Highland Ballad by Leadem, Christopher

To the fore stretched broad pastures where numberless cattle and horses grazed.

From To the Last Man by Grey, Zane

Related Words

• advanced
• along
• before
• earlier
• forward