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, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The iconic jacket costs a lot up-front, but it can be repaired by the brand for life.
    — Parker Hall, WIRED, 29 June 2023
  • 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
  • One of the issues will be whether Pastrnak and Geekie are enough of an up-front foundation.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • Lenders offer an up-front payment in exchange for a percentage of the growth in the value of the home at a future date.
    — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 26 Mar. 2025
  • In theory, the cities would eventually get their up-front costs back, while the Stars would keep the profits.
    — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • This one-time payment may seem like a lot up-front, but Dropbox charges $24 monthly for only 15TB of space.
    — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 21 June 2025
  • While the barrels have a higher up-front cost, Modern Cooperage sets the lifetime of a single cask at 30-50 years.
    — Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Instead of requiring up-front payment, the board is adding the $5.5 million to the city’s $3.5 billion pension debt.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
  • 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
  • This one-time payment may seem like a lot up-front, but Dropbox charges $15 monthly for a similar amount of storage.
    — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 18 May 2025
  • 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 companies offering HECs emphasize the large, up-front cash payments and the speed of funding.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
  • 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 | Mkates@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Six-plus hours in a salon chair and a couple hundred dollars are the up-front costs for a trendy protective style that will last weeks and cut down your hair routine.
    — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 24 June 2025
  • 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
  • The incentive program is designed to assist customers who are struggling to meet up-front costs.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
  • Despite the up-front costs, the benefits can be significant.
    — Pawan Vadapalli, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Trump himself has said his plan would require billions of dollars in investment up-front from the oil companies.
    — Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
  • One concern among investors is that margins are coming down, at least in the short term, due to higher up-front costs.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 12 Dec. 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 | Bthomas@al.com, 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
  • Another way to go is to move the dough to the counter and do all the kneading up front.
    — Washington Post, 17 May 2021
  • Justin Madubuike looks to be a budding star, but the Ravens need more youth up front.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 29 Apr. 2021
  • 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 | McAsagrande@al.com, 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
  • The Buckeyes may need more help up front to take the pressure off their back end.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 25 Nov. 2020
  • This is a huge salt bomb up front, with lime and mild chili as accents.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 16 June 2021
  • 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
  • In his first official stint, Dokoupil was up front about what was going on during a glitch in the broadcast.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Ricky enjoyed running behind his brother, who blocked up front for him.
    — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • With a 911 operator on the phone, the man walked back up front to ask the bus driver to tell them what happened.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 26 Dec. 2025
  • A lot of the guys up front are going to be the same.
    — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Dec. 2025

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