How to Use up-front in a Sentence

up-front

1 of 2 adjective
  • The program can help lessen the up-front cost of going electric.
    — William Gavin, Quartz, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Those helping Sandu would pay him an up-front fee to take part in the scheme.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The iconic jacket costs a lot up-front, but it can be repaired by the brand for life.
    — Parker Hall, WIRED, 29 June 2023
  • The iconic jacket costs a lot up-front, but it can be repaired by the brand for life.
    — Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
  • To be sure, there are significant up-front costs to the IIPT approach.
    — Antje M. Barreveld, STAT, 16 May 2024
  • Most people never make back the thousands of dollars of up-front fees.
    — Cora Lewis, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • In addition to the hefty up-front price tag, there is a monthly subscription fee to use the kit with an app.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
  • This year, the best Memorial Day deals take the form of up-front discounts and lowered finance rates.
    — Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 28 May 2023
  • What if the up-front fee charged didn’t cover the shipping charges customers would otherwise have racked up?
    — Brian Solis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Dining with a large group: When dining with a large group of friends or colleagues, deciding how the bill will be split up-front is best.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Flores says that the changes the IRS made to allow that up-front tax rebate were, overall, very positive changes.
    — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Higher incomes in the area mean more homeowners can afford the steep up-front costs, which can be paid back within nine to 12 years.
    — Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024
  • That means farmers, and their business partners, must cover up-front costs.
    — The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2023
  • There are also options like Epson’s EcoTank series that have a larger up-front cost but the ink can cost as little as $5 per year.
    — Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2024
  • The city of Mobile would have to take on about $1.3-1.6 million in up-front capital costs if any territory were to be annexed, the study notes.
    — Margaret Kates | [email protected], al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The problem is, this option currently comes with a high up-front price tag, even with tax benefits factored in.
    — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Many more will go to consumers able to afford the still considerable up-front costs of decarbonizing their homes and cars.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Despite the up-front costs, the benefits can be significant.
    — Pawan Vadapalli, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The statement, instead, conflated the $350 million that the team has asked to provide up-front to build the $1 billion ballpark with the amount of money the tax would collect to the benefit of the team over those four decades.
    — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Woods said he's still floored by the Ohtani-Dodgers deal and couldn't imagine ever advising a client to take so little up-front compensation.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The company is also up-front about some of the limitations of the technology.
    — John Werner, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Hence, city officials’ promise of a $16 million up-front handout.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Crianza may be the youngest designation of Rioja, but its youth is its strength for this pairing, the juicy and up-front flavors coming at the meal’s spice head-on.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Movies which cost less than $40 million to make, are fully funded up-front, get global exposure and win Oscars sound like the stuff of fantasy.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • But that inflow of up-front cash won’t reach Hadley, whose reimbursements come through the criminal justice system.
    — Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2024
  • The Clippers were up-front with Westbrook before his signing in communicating that his role could change.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Minneapolis is noting them as being part of the total price up-front, which is allowed.
    — Nick Halter, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The expense wasn’t just the up-front cost of the phone; actually using the phone was exorbitantly expensive.
    — Chris Perry, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Because what happens after a store opens is just as important — and despite the up-front financial investments, that hasn’t been solved at all.
    — Molly Parker, ProPublica, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The other thing that has been ignored in the letters to the editor is Zelenskyy’s short-sightedness with his demands for up-front protection.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025

up front

2 of 2 adverb
  • The Chargers are not the equal of the 2020 Rams up front.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Pop Rocks up front, with a mild hint of Tums on the finish.
    — Pete Cottell, WIRED, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Michael Alan Cole and Tyler Ward have been a force up front on both sides of the ball.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 21 Sep. 2021
  • But the trade-off was that Brown gets a lot of it up front (52.6 percent).
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The game is going to be won up front one way or the other.
    — Mike Harley, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2023
  • But the Tall Three up front have been a defensive plus to the team.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Plus, stupid for the Rams to give him so much money up front.
    — Dan Duggan, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The Colts’ starters up front need the reserves to raise their level of play.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 14 Sep. 2022
  • There’s also the effect of the clean air (and) staying up front.
    — Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2022
  • And the center also asked for $7,000 up front, the full amount of the Covens’ deductible.
    — Madison Muller, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Joey Logano gets back into P1 as the Fords race up front.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2025
  • The people sitting in the last row were just as hungry and thirsty as the fans up front.
    — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The chemistry up front was real, and Jones played a big part in it.
    — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Some younger players up front will look to step up and score goals.
    — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Jordan Davis is a monster of a man and a space-eater up front.
    — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Both Young and Ekiyor were starters up front this fall.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Be sure to ask about the loan’s structure up front, Alexander says.
    — Tanza Loudenback, wsj.com, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Sabin is in a corner up front by the office, hard at work.
    — Jeff MacGregor, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2022
  • With the i3, BMW put it up front, lighter and more sustainable.
    — Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 8 July 2024
  • Robert Taylor gets the nod up front with Messi and Suarez.
    — Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The book said, right up front, that the best college in the United States was Caltech.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Rising on the keeper, good blocking up front, as was the case most of the night, Utah down a point.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Adults will fit comfortably up front or in the back seat.
    — Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 7 Nov. 2022
  • That should give the Vikings a chance to swoop in and sign Jenkins to fix some of their issues up front.
    — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
  • The Ravens need more talent up front, plain and simple.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Second-year coach Bryan Williams has the Griffins playing strong up front on both sides of the ball.
    — Matt Goul, cleveland, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The downside to the Colts offense Wednesday came up front.
    — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Any coach would tell you this: Football starts up front.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Trump and his team are up front: Expect some pain now for bigger gains later.
    — Dan Irvine, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The Ravens love versatile linemen, and Zabel can play all five positions up front.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025

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