foreword
a short introductory statement in a published work, as a book, especially when written by someone other than the author.
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How to use foreword in a sentence
In the foreword of the last book she published before her death, Let Me Tell You What I Mean, writer Hilton Als described Didion as “a carver of words in the granite of the specific.”
This, Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee note in a foreword to the report, is due to a loosening of state control and letting private wealth accumulate unabashedly.
Recently I was asked to write the foreword to a book of poetry written by female pilots.
Amelia Earhart’s long-hidden poems reveal an enigma’s inner thoughts | Christine Negroni | October 17, 2021 | Washington PostCombining engrossing, urgent storytelling with illustrations, personal images and a foreword by Gloria Steinem, Chicago relays the story of an artist determined to ensure that women’s cultural achievements are permanently valued.
In the foreword to her little dog-centric collection A Dog Runs Through It, poet Linda Pastan refers to one of her many dogs as “the dog of my life,” as in the love of one’s life.
Music journalist Joel Selwin annotates, with a preface by Donovan, a foreword by Jorma Kaukonen, and an afterword by John Poppy.
In a brand new foreword to her novel that is being re-released with branding ties to the movie, Lowry discusses this.
Why 'The Giver' Movie Will Disappoint the Book's Fans | Kevin Fallon | August 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is preceded by a foreword Cramer later wrote about the genesis of piece.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis | Richard Ben Cramer | January 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGen. Richard Dannatt, head of the British army from 2006 to 2009, wrote a foreword to the book, which is published on Monday.
Bryan Adams’s Unlikely, Compelling Portrait Photography Book ‘Wounded’ | Nico Hines | November 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAt least How to Be has a warning in its foreword: Morrissey and Juzwiak are professionals, but they are not experts.
“foreword” and “inwit” were good once; but “preface” and “conscience” 245 mean as much and have the advantage of being alive.
English: Composition and Literature | W. F. (William Franklin) WebsterI read the story itself first and afterwards the preface, or foreword.
Daisy Ashford: Her Book | Daisy AshfordIdaho made a motion as if to stop him, but Graeme stepped quickly foreword and said sharply, 'Make way there, can't you?'
Black Rock | Ralph ConnorIn a foreword to the readers of the New Dawn, however, a faintly ominous note was sounded.
The Wrong Twin | Harry Leon WilsonThe books and articles spoken of in the “foreword” of this volume, pages 7–9, are not re-listed here.
British Dictionary definitions for foreword
/ (ˈfɔːˌwɜːd) /
an introductory statement to a book
Origin of foreword
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