How to Use front-end in a Sentence

front-end

1 of 2 adjective
  • The Heat is 6-4 on the front-end of back-to-backs and 5-4 on the back-end of those back-to-backs.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The Heat is 6-3 on the front-end of back-to-backs and 4-4 on the back-end of those back-to-backs.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Due to the crash, the truck should have front-end damage.
    — Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The men jumped into a white SUV with front-end damage and ran off.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The Tahoe had front-end damage and a missing bumper, police said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The truck had major front-end damage and three flat tires, two of which had been worn down to the metal wheel rims.
    — Tom Davies, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2023
  • The guild is seeking more compensation on the front-end of deals.
    — Jack Coyle, Fortune, 2 May 2023
  • Crews also found a large debris field that contained the front-end bell of the pressure hull.
    — Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
  • Her car was later found at her home with front-end damage.
    — Alexandra Koch, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The first can be thought of as the front-end, or how a victim is lured to sign off on transactions that drain their wallet.
    — Leo Schwartz, Fortune Crypto, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Along with this, the steering, front-end grip, and braking all get uprated.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Both the coupe and convertible add canards to the front bumper, which are meant to balance front-end lift at higher speeds.
    — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The robot sub also found a large debris field that included the front-end bell of the pressure hull.
    — Alexandra E. Petri Los Angeles Times (tns), al, 23 June 2023
  • The textured panel below the front-end styling and the vents on either side are highly pronounced.
    — PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
  • An example of this in action was our approach to front-end unit testing.
    — Tracy Kemp, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Is that back-end starting pitching, is that front-end starting pitching?
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 13 June 2023
  • This is where the other significant changes comes into play, most of which are in the processor front-end.
    — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PCMAG, 24 July 2024
  • This gives the truck a mean-looking stance, although the funky split headlights may be more polarizing than the Chevy's cleaner front-end look.
    — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 9 May 2023
  • There are new colors and standard features, and the front-end styling is subtly different.
    — Car and Driver, 30 May 2023
  • The pickup truck had major front-end damage, prosecutors said, and its wheels had caved in.
    — Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The vehicle had front-end impact damage, a broken driver's side window and lost a piece of its roof.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The grille panel at the vehicle's front-end also extends forward and drops down to serve as a curved loveseat for enjoying some fresh air.
    — New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The vehicle had heavy front-end damage, and the driver pulled the vehicle onto the curb after striking the debris.
    — cleveland, 2 Sep. 2023
  • That’s the beauty of using generative AI in this front-end manner.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • While others splurged on cars or boats, Mr. Burgum’s big reveal was a Bobcat front-end loader — a dirt mover for his ranch near Fargo.
    — Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 9 June 2024
  • For instance, what about translating client needs into a front-end visual scheme?
    — Jacob Mathison, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The county then had to play catch-up, working to get front-end loaders and dump trucks up the mountain as well as secure specialty drivers, Rowe said.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The front-end plows used for routine road maintenance had been rendered ineffective by the immense amount of snow.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Authorities later found her car parked at her home with front-end damage.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Photos from the scene showed the car sitting inside the terminal with significant front-end damage, and broken glass strewn across the floor.
    — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2023

front end

2 of 2 noun
  • The front end of the car cleared 3 feet with room to spare.
    — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Aug. 2021
  • The Warhawks’ point guard missed the front end of a 1-and-1, and Mitchell grabbed the rebound.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 16 Feb. 2020
  • The front end of the SUV was destroyed and the airbags deployed.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The money on the front end is worth the headache that could come on the back end.
    — Ashley Stahl, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
  • And the front end of his car would wash out, hit the end of my car and spin me.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2020
  • With 10 seconds left, the Dons’ Josh Kunen missed the front end of a 1-and-1.
    — Steve Kroner, SFChronicle.com, 27 Nov. 2020
  • Its grill was missing, and the front end had been wrecked.
    — Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Her front end had made it through, but the widest part of her shell got wedged in.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • There are two parts to the building: the front end is a bakery shop and the back is a kitchen.
    — Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Its front end was smashed and its airbags deployed in the crash.
    — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • The vehicle spun around and hit the front end of the squad, which was stopped at the red light.
    — Jenny Berg, Star Tribune, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Frank had even sunk about $5,000 to get the car running again and fix a ding on the front end.
    — A.j. Baime, WSJ, 4 June 2022
  • Mark a 20-degree cut on the front end of each rear-leg blank.
    — David Agrell, Popular Mechanics, 1 Feb. 2020
  • Hunter missed the front end of a 1-and-1 to set up Epps' tying free throws.
    — Larry Fleisher, Chron, 6 Dec. 2022
  • There’s a ski attachment that goes at the front end in place of the wheel.
    — New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Still, from my first glimpse of the truck’s front end I was smitten.
    — John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2022
  • To me, that's a presence on the front end, but more of the willingness to pitch the game.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Johnny Juzang made the front end of a one-and-one but missed the second.
    — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2021
  • Manny Bates missed the front end of a 1-and-1 and Jack Clark drained a 3, ending the threat.
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2022
  • But Kentucky missed the technical free throw and the front end of the one-and-one.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022
  • Our job is to enforce the law and make an arrest on the front end.
    — Nathan Mattise and Cyrus Farivar, Ars Technica, 19 Sep. 2018
  • The wire took a 60-foot dip on the front end and required a 60-foot climb on the other side.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2020
  • Kirk Lemons was fouled with 2.7 seconds left but missed the front end of a one-and-one.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 23 Mar. 2021
  • At the front end were two more rooms for the boss and the underboss, who were rarely seen.
    — Mark Harris, Curbed, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Small missed badly on the front end of a 1-and-1, but the ball caromed right back to him.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Around town and in country lanes, the steering is quick and the front end has lots of grip.
    — Alistair Charlton, WIRED, 21 July 2024
  • He was fouled prior to a layup attempt, then missed the front end of a 1-and-1.
    — Scottie Bordelon, Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2021
  • The teaser shows the front end of the concept, which is painted in a vivid shade of blue.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Is the value going to make sense on the front end in those first four years?
    — Nicole Laporte, Town & Country, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Kelce caught seven passes for 117 yards and a touchdown that, OK, should reserve most of its credit for the Patrick Mahomes acrobatic throw on the front end.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025

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