How to Use front man in a Sentence

front man

noun
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  • Kevin Cronin joined the band, left and returned in 1976 to be the group’s front man.
    — Dallas News, 3 Nov. 2022
  • For the front man of the 1975, fame is its own kind of performance.
    — Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The 53-year-old Rossdale is the front man and guitarist for the rock band Bush.
    — Lauren Beale, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2019
  • The 2018 film chronicles the rise of the band Queen and its iconic front man.
    — Chuck Barney, The Mercury News, 30 June 2019
  • In 1994, Fred Durst was the front man of the rap-metal band Limp Bizkit.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Baker signed on as front man for a bunch of whiny cheaters.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 24 Oct. 2020
  • The Radiohead front man postponed the U.S. leg of his tour.
    — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2021
  • White, who made his name as front man for the White Stripes, launched Third Man to re-release the group's records on vinyl.
    — CBS News, 4 Sep. 2017
  • Matthew is the front man, taking care of customers, while his father stays in the kitchen and cooks.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 June 2022
  • The daughter of the Tears for Fears front man Curt Smith—also a client—had designed them.
    — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Head coach Kyle Shanahan is the quiet front man for the group that is 7-0 and has a head of steam on the road to the Super Bowl.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 27 Oct. 2019
  • Wavves front man Nathan Williams blew up in the indie rock world in his very early 20s.
    — Miles Raymer, Esquire, 14 Dec. 2015
  • But right now, Kelly is the front man, the guy everybody knows.
    — Eric Hansen, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2021
  • These days, the Indian is a front man for an eye clinic now.
    — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • My mom was the chef, dishwasher and prep cook, and my dad was the front man, the face, the server and everything else.
    — Christian Reynoso, SFChronicle.com, 28 Feb. 2020
  • The Cure front man sat in the front row, surrounded by family and friends.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Their front man, Jeff Berding, might as well change his first name to Santa and ditch the navy blue suit for a red one.
    — Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 21 Feb. 2018
  • Cobain, the front man for Seattle grunge band Nirvana, married Love in 1992.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Raiders’ owner Mark Davis needs Gruden as a front man when the team hits Vegas.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 28 Sep. 2019
  • The front man roars across the stage like a Tasmanian devil.
    — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2024
  • The set started off slow, with both a soft vocal mix that buried Wilson’s lyrics at the start, and what seemed like a shy front man.
    — Journal Sentinel, 9 July 2022
  • As a boy, their front man and leader had dreamed of baseball stardom rather than rock ’n’ roll fame.
    — oregonlive.com, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Nathan Ake was also on target that day, but his task at the weekend will be to stop West Ham's in form front men.
    — SI.com, 19 Jan. 2018
  • In those days, he was known as a center forward, now called a striker, the goal-scoring front man.
    — Phil Davison, Washington Post, 22 July 2022
  • In turn, Pompeo, who is also closer to Trump, has become the front man.
    — TheWeek, 7 Jan. 2020
  • Putin’s front men have been blunt about wiping out any remnants of Ukraine-ness from that country.
    — Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Their departures render Montas, 29, the clear front man of a raw unit.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Nick Ritchie, formerly a net-front man, is now in Toronto.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2021
  • The Habs nearly went up two goals on that power play, when net-front man Gallagher tipped a point shot, but the puck skittered wide of the post.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Other spots seem more clear-cut: Hall as a net-front man, Bergeron in the bumper, and Pastrnak in the left circle.
    — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022

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