ONWARD in a Sentence

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For ONWARD, below is one of 75 sentences:
But he kept up, nevertheless, and, with his head drooping languidly on his breast, went stumbling onward, he knew not whither.

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 Meanings and Examples of ONWARD
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
onward
 ad.  in a forward direction
 ad.  forward in time or order or degree
Classic Sentence: (71 in 5 pages)
1  The same great manufacturer, always with an immense variety of work on hand, in every stage of development, passed Sissy onward in his mill, and worked her up into a very pretty article indeed.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XIV
2  Bull's-eye wagged his tail in acknowledgment of this unusually endearing form of speech; and, giving vent to another admonitory growl for the benefit of Oliver, led the way onward.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
3  Sikes waited until he had fairly gone; and then, telling Oliver he might look about him if he wanted, once again led him onward on his journey.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXI
4  But he kept up, nevertheless, and, with his head drooping languidly on his breast, went stumbling onward, he knew not whither.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
5  They walked onward, looking about them with the air of persons who entertained some very slight expectation which had little chance of being realised, when they were suddenly joined by this new associate.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLVI
6  They wandered onward till they reached the nether margin of the heath, where it became marshy and merged in moorland.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: 5 Sharp Words Are Spoken, and a Crisis Ensues
7  She shook her head, and he lifted her up; then, at a slow pace, went onward with his load.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: 7 The Tragic Meeting of Two Old Friends
8  He journeyed onward, not quickly or decisively, but in the slow walk of one who has been awakened from a stupefying sleep.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: 2 A Lurid Light Breaks in upon a Darkened Understanding
9  But dismissing all this he went onward home, and came to the front of his house.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: 3 Eustacia Dresses Herself on a Black Morning
10  So the drunken squires cursed the shepherd and rode onward.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
11  From this point onward I will follow the course of events by transcribing my own letters to Mr. Sherlock Holmes which lie before me on the table.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8. First Report of Dr. Watson
12  He did not pause, however, but bounded onward.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14. The Hound of the Baskervilles
13  We picked up the track and followed it onward for some distance, but soon the moor rose into a long, heather-tufted curve, and we left the watercourse behind us.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
14  Holmes tied the dog to the hedge, and we hastened onward.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE MISSING THREE-QUARTER
15  From ten o'clock onward Mr. Lucas had the house to himself.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
Example Sentence:
1  In life's earnest battle they only prevail, who daily march onward and never say fail.
2  British Airways have two flights a day to Bangkok, and there are onward flights to Phnom Penh.
3  From now onwards everyone will have to communicate in Marathi irrespective of what they belong to.
4  Changes in the occupational structure Sociologists from Marx and Weber onwards have debated how best to define social classes.