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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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
Bestselling authors Leigh Bardugo, Jerry Craft and Rainbow Rowell are contributing forewords to new editions of three famed Marvel Comics series.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Their separate forewords to the committee’s final report, released Thursday, tell what united these unlikely partners.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2022
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
