How to Use step forward in a Sentence

step forward

verb
  • That would be a big step forward.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
  • This will be three steps forward, two steps back.
    — Rhon Daguro, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • The group knew this season would be a step forward.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • How does this franchise take a step forward?
    — Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 8 May 2026
  • Askarov needs to take a real step forward.
    — Eric Stephens, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Gleb stepped forward to meet him, asking what this was all about.
    — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Donovan, though, did take it a slight step forward.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • Tuesday, though, was a big step forward.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Two steps forward, one step back for New Glenn.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Ali, who was nearby, stepped forward.
    — Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
  • One of the strangers, a blonde with an intense face and a dark suit, stepped forward.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • One step forward and two steps back in Houston.
    — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • Some players took steps forward.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Her birth is a step forward in preserving the species.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • That said, this study is one step forward in this growing field of research.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Still, the story is, as ever, one step forward and two steps back.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Every step forward was followed by a step back.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 22 May 2026
  • Every day is a step forward to healing.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • Write down the strongest nudge, then take one friendly step forward.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026
  • Both amendments to the bylaws are great steps forward.
    — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
  • Choose growth, stay flexible, and take the next clear step forward.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
  • This week, Broward County took a step forward.
    — Walter Duke Iii, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
  • This marks a big step forward for the underwater rail project.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Could Chaz Lanier take a step forward this year and carve out a role for himself?
    — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Which two cornerback will step forward and earn the boundary roles?
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 18 May 2026
  • Pérez daring anyone in the shadows to step forward.
    — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Rome Odunze took a big step forward, when healthy, in Year 2.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In this, the Big Ten also seems to have taken a step forward.
    — ABC News, 18 May 2026
  • This isn’t just a chance for players to take a step forward in position battles.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
  • This easy one-touch option to isolate all such apps and then delete them from a phone is a major step forward.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

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