in front of

1. Facing someone or a group, as in He was shy about speaking in front of a large audience . [Early 1600s]

2. In someone's presence, as in Let's not fight in front of the children . [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

“It’s like a little apothecary chest where there are all these different drawers in front of me that I can use,” Bates explains of her acting process.

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Hernández was less pugilistic in front of the canvassers.

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A lieutenant was escorting an inmate to his office for a breathalyzer test when Garcia stepped in front of him.

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The Lakers had their chances with the shot that’s the only one easy enough to have the word “free” in front of it.

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But the set piece — a liberal politician standing in front of heavy machinery, talking blue-collar jobs in a county that backed President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 5 — appeared to be a response to the election, in which Democrats took a drubbing after critics said they were out of touch on economic issues.

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