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in the front row

in the front row prepositional phrase: able to witness everything.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Able to witness everything.
    • For my entire life the comet hurtled sunward, and then for a fleeting moment I positioned myself in the front row to enjoy its passage as it returned into distant space. For me the 1985-86 Halley apparition will be fondly remembered long after the Halley bars are eaten and the T-shirt fades.1987, David Deskins, Looking back: amateur adventures with Halley's comet, 1985-1986
    • It's just that whenever I screw up, you're always in the front row.1994, Dana Stabenow, A Cold-Blooded Business, →ISBN, page 83
  2. (idiomatic) Prominent, demanding attention.
    • I wrote the HOW and attracted people who were reaching out for help and prepared to help; genuine and loving people who expanded my network, positioned themselves in the front row of my life, new and divine relationships that pushed me to the edge of my comfort zone.2008, A Story of Empowerment, →ISBN, page 76
    • He himself had worked for organisations not always up to the task they had set, but always in the front row to declare their skills and success.2011, Pietro Giacomo Menolfi, My African Mission, →ISBN, page 299
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, front row.

Examples of in the front row in a sentence

  • However your dreams unfold, I'll be in the front row to watch it happen.2009, Karen Kingsbury, This Side of Heaven: A Novel, →ISBN:
  • Then Camila asked, “is anyone from our family going to be there?” “i doubt it.” “i'm surprised. i thought Grandma Vickie would be in the front row.”2015, Patrick Jones, Guarding Secrets, →ISBN, page 24:
  • The director in the front row of your mind is the result of critical thinking.2012, James Alburger, The Art of Voice Acting, →ISBN:

Questions about in the front row

What does in the front row mean?
In the front row means able to witness everything.
How do you use in the front row in a sentence?
However your dreams unfold, I'll be in the front row to watch it happen.
What part of speech is in the front row?
In the front row is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the front row in the dictionary

  1. in the first place
  2. in the flesh
  3. in the flower of one's youth
  4. in the foothills
  5. in the frame
  6. in the front row
  7. in the furtherance of justice
  8. in the future
  9. in the game
  10. in the green
  11. in the green tree

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