foreword
noun
fore·word
ˈfȯr-(ˌ)wərd 
: prefatory comments (as for a book) especially when written by someone other than the author
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Examples of foreword in a Sentence
the editor makes some good points in the foreword about the author's life, so be sure to read it
Recent Examples on the Web
The 96-page coffee table book also contains a foreword written by his widow Carrie Nuttall-Peart.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
Along with Dungy’s foreword, NFL quarterback Russell Wilson —who was coached directly by Canales in Seattle — contributed a positive blurb.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
Peele’s foreword highlights the multiplicity of the tales that follow.
—Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
The report also includes a foreword by General Leslie Groves dated August 1945.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
Viney also collaborates with his identical twin, who contributes a foreword.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
The 2021 work included a foreword by Alan and Denise.
—Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
The book will also feature a foreword by author and media personality Sarah Jakes Roberts.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
Twice Lost was brought back into print with a foreword by Jeremy M. Davies, handsome French flaps, and an image on the cover of a floral bouquet emerging from clear dark water.
—Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
Along with Dungy’s foreword, NFL quarterback Russell Wilson —who was coached directly by Canales in Seattle — contributed a positive blurb.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
Peele’s foreword highlights the multiplicity of the tales that follow.
—Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
The report also includes a foreword by General Leslie Groves dated August 1945.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
Viney also collaborates with his identical twin, who contributes a foreword.
—Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2024
The 2021 work included a foreword by Alan and Denise.
—Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
The book will also feature a foreword by author and media personality Sarah Jakes Roberts.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
Twice Lost was brought back into print with a foreword by Jeremy M. Davies, handsome French flaps, and an image on the cover of a floral bouquet emerging from clear dark water.
—Joanna Biggs, Harper's Magazine, 10 Jan. 2024
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1842, in the meaning defined above
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fore·word
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