Example Sentences

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I realize that I am forestalling quite a few potential story lines.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2013

It may be said, that this is a singular and long digression, and that I am forestalling my history.

From Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 2 by Hunt, Henry

But I am forestalling the account I afterwards got of him.

From Salt Water The Sea Life and Adventures of Neil D'Arcy the Midshipman by Lacey, C. J. de