How to use "forward" in a sentence

The Nautilus shook from the explosions of the cannonballs in the water, but it went forward, ready to attack the enemy ship.

If I read the temper of our people correctly, we now realize, as we have never realized before, our interdependence on each other; that we cannot merely take, but we must give as well; that if we are to go forward, we must move as a trained and loyal army willing to sacrifice for the good of a common discipline, because without such discipline no progress can be made, no leadership becomes effective.

Valjean took a step forward

At last she would be cared for, and she could look forward to a life of happiness with Cosette

She's looking forward to seeing her child.'

Finding the stream, she bent forward and began to till her bucket

There was no way forward, but as he was turning back, he saw movements in the distance and the flash of moonlight on metal

Valjean leapt forward and, using all his strength, he moved the stones and wood, opened the grille, lifted Marius on to his shoulders and climbed down into the darkness.

With Marius lying across his shoulders, Valjean walked forward into the darkness, feeling his way along the wet, slippery walls with his hands

"It's my fault," a voice says, and a young man steps forward

She was still looking forward to the dolphin experience

There was a big conversation coming, and she wasn't looking forward to it.

Cham moved stiffly forward, took the screen from his dad, and lifted his hand

We look forward to seeing you in a week."

Determined not to lose sight of her guide, Sala pushed her way forward

Then she stepped forward, and wrapped her arms around him.

Sala walked in circles around the tiny Real Space, trying to think of a way forward.

The line moved forward slowly; then a technician called Odem led them through the thick glass doors, past the test laboratory, and into a waiting room

I could look forward to tomorrow morning and the morning after

It gave me something to look forward to

'I'm looking forward to it so much.'

lots of royalty checks to look forward to..

Hundreds of gamblers - pretty young women, sweet-faced grandmothers, men in jeans and decoratively stitched Western shirts, retirement-age men in expensive but tacky leisure outfits, a few guys in three-piece suits, salesmen, doctors, mechanics, secretaries, Americans from all of the Western states, junketeers from the East Coast, Japanese tourists, a few Arab men - sat at the semielliptical blackjack tables, pushing money and chips forward, sometimes taking back their winnings, eagerly grabbing the cards that were dealt from the five-deck shoes, each reacting in one of several predictable ways: Some players squealed with delight; some grumbled; others smiled ruefully and shook their heads; some teased the dealers, pleading half seriously for better cards; and still others were silent, polite, attentive, and businesslike, as though they thought they were engaged in some reasonable form of investment planning

She leaned forward, put her brandy snifter on the table, and for a moment sat with her face in her hands.

"When I was poor, I looked forward to the day when I'd have a lovely home full of beautiful things, all arranged by the very best interior decorator

On the first, a black carriage, drawn by four black horses with evil glaring eyes, rushed along a night highway, beneath a gibbous moon, and a headless man held the reins, urging the frenzied horses forward

Vince bent forward, gagging, and Elliot slammed the butt of the gun against the side of his head, with a sound like stone meeting stone.

Elliot's Mercedes was parked at the far curb, and she was six or eight feet from the car when the sudden outward-sweeping shock of the explosion shoved her forward

He was safe, close behind her, knocked off balance by the force of the shock wave, staggering forward, but unhurt.

Elliot tramped on the accelerator, and the low, sleek, two-seat Mercedes jumped forward.

Each time he glanced at her, she was either crouched forward, squinting at every new street they entered, or twisted halfway around in her seat, looking out the rear window

She leaned forward and picked something up from the floor between her feet

Nearly everyone was engaged in animated conversations, couples and cozy groups of friends, enjoying themselves, looking forward to the remaining three days of the four-day holiday.

Cautiously he leaned forward and peeked through a narrow gap in a partly closed venetian blind

As the windshield wipers cast the snow aside, Tina leaned forward, squinting along the headlight beams

The Explorer, equipped with heavy chains on its big winter-tread tires, bit into the snow and chewed its way forward without hesitation.

Elliot rammed his foot down hard on the accelerator, and the Explorer shot forward.

He took his foot off the brake and drove forward, through sheeting snow stained red by the strange light.

Leaning forward to view the Explorer through the bubble window of the chopper, George Alexander said, "Put us down right in front of them, Jack."

Seeing, but trying not to look, I ran forward and put the right arm under the hammer

Everyone leaned forward.

'When he fell forward, the clock was pushed over and it stopped

'The arrest?' Miss Marple leaned forward

I pushed forward - and came face to face with Inspector Slack.

'Listen.' She leaned forward excitedly

I left his room with a feeling of relief and spent the morning looking forward to my meeting with Miss Laura Fairlie