foreword
noun
a short introductory statement in a published work, as a book, especially when written by someone other than the author.
forewords
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pluralof foreword.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Together the forewords underscore a larger point: Golding is not easily assimilated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Harris himself has contributed to Pickering's book - published by Manchester University Press - writing one of four forewords along with Martin Fry, Johnny Marr and Noel Gallagher along with a separate chapter.
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
Daughters Jodi Serling and Anne Serling each contributed brief forewords.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
I guess that’s my procrastination, because I’m reading the forewords to all his books.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
If he were, a good many "forewords" would, I imagine, never have been written.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 28, 1917 by Various
