1
: the part of the face above the eyes
2
: the front or forepart of something
flames in the forehead of the morning sky—
John Milton
John Milton
Examples of forehead in a Sentence
the forehead of the ancient temple features a frieze of dramatically posed figures
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Wear rubber gloves and clip a mangled licking branch (which holds the forehead and saliva scent of several bucks and does) from atop an active scrape and wire it over a mock scrape near your stand.
—Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
There also isn't a dry forehead in the studio, as the tough session has left them all moaning and groaning.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
With curly hair receding above his broad forehead and an energetic grin, Zuckerman was effectively Tanton’s Trojan horse.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
Vieira opened a cut on Harrison's forehead in the center of a golf-ball-sized hematoma with an elbow.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
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Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
There also isn't a dry forehead in the studio, as the tough session has left them all moaning and groaning.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
With curly hair receding above his broad forehead and an energetic grin, Zuckerman was effectively Tanton’s Trojan horse.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
Vieira opened a cut on Harrison's forehead in the center of a golf-ball-sized hematoma with an elbow.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for forehead
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“Forehead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forehead. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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forehead
noun
fore·head
ˈfȯr-əd 
ˈfär-; ˈfō(ə)r-ˌhed
ˈfȯ(ə)r-
ˈfär-; ˈfō(ə)r-ˌhed
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: the part of the face above the eyes
called also brow, frons
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