How to Use furtherance in a Sentence

furtherance

noun
Definition of furtherancenext
Synonyms for furtherancenext
  • They made the furtherance of science their life's work.
  • These laws were passed after the Civil War in the furtherance of the aims of the war.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2018
  • The speech was an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Minore faces three counts of bank robbery and three counts of use of a firearm in furtherance of a bank robbery.
    — Kathleen Joyce, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Brown, Bluett and Lewis also face charges of carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime.
    — Tony Rizzo and Max Londberg, kansascity, 17 Apr. 2018
  • About two dozen of those flights were in furtherance of Maduro's re-election campaign.
    — Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 8 June 2021
  • The gun charge also is in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, court records show.
    — Ivana Hrynkiw, AL.com, 1 July 2017
  • And people might use in furtherance of that argument a quote from you.
    — CBS News, 6 June 2021
  • Each camp believes the government should act in furtherance of their view.
    — Jay Clayton and Timothy Massad, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2022
  • And it cannot be used as a vehicle to spread false and malicious lies, in furtherance of a shakedown.
    — Meredith Woerner, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Threats would be misdemeanors, but having a gun or other deadly weapon in furtherance of the threat would be a felony.
    — Betsy Russell, idahostatesman, 24 Mar. 2018
  • The trio is also accused of having committed the murder in furtherance of a gang.
    — Teri Figueroa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Can’t wait for the big non-announcement, the huge expired deadline, the furtherance of MLS arrogance.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 1 May 2018
  • Another scenario might be a firm that already has dabbled with AI Ethics but seems unsure of what needs to be done in furtherance of the effort.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The law requires that a union take reasonable steps in furtherance of a member’s grievance with his or her employer.
    — Michael McCann, SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019
  • While the charge is a misdemeanor, it could be elevated to a felony in New York if the records are falsified in furtherance of another crime.
    — Jacqueline Alemany, Josh Dawsey and Rosalind S. Helderman, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2023
  • McCormick and Solis are also charged with possessing firearms in furtherance of drug crimes.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Carter Briscoe Tucker, 54, pleaded guilty in December to three counts of bank robbery and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
    — Tom Steele, Dallas News, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Fore is accused of using the victims’ names in furtherance of her fraud, according to court documents.
    — Mary Grace Keller, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 6 Nov. 2019
  • The jury also found the three defendants had committed the attack in furtherance of their Fallbrook gang.
    — Teri Figueroa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Anything that’s a practical step in furtherance of that can be an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Each count of using a telephone in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 1 Oct. 2019
  • The Mexican government has begun to take action in furtherance of Lopez Obrador's stance.
    — Carly Roman, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2021
  • Two defendants have been charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2020
  • In Texas, killing two people in furtherance of the same criminal enterprise is a capital crime.
    — Brian Rogers, Houston Chronicle, 24 June 2018
  • Lampkin, 32, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
    — Maxine Bernstein, OregonLive.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • In examining the trove of documents contested by Eastman, Carter found one email, dated Dec. 22, may have been in furtherance of a crime.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 8 June 2022
  • In the October 2015 robbery, Scott and Jerome Kieffer also face federal charges of armed bank robbery and use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
    — Laura McKnight, NOLA.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • In furtherance of this plan, the defendant procured a small watercraft and conducted a test run to cross into Mexico across the water from San Diego.
    — The Tennessean, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2017
  • The four men were also each charged with possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, according to a federal complaint.
    — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2021

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