How to Use foresight in a Sentence

foresight

noun

• They had the foresight to invest the money wisely.
• His career choice shows a lack of foresight.
• To be able to come in and have the foresight to charge it and then make a perfect throw on the run, that saved the game.
  — Chris Talbott, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2019
• And if he was so consumed with adding Smith, Dumars could have had the foresight to trade one of his two young bigs.
  — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2019
• Lawmakers who have been pushing impeachment action for months gloated over their foresight.
  — Alana Abramson, Time, 24 Sep. 2019
• California’s foresight has helped set the nation’s clean energy standards for decades.
  — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2019
• Incremental change is no longer sufficient; leaders must think big, act boldly, and lead with compassion and foresight.
  — William Mullane, USA TODAY, 18 Sep. 2024
• The book, wise but not wonkish, is an argument for foresight, by which Venkataraman means not the ability to look into the future but the willingness to do so.
  — Matthew Hutson, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2019
• To prove homicide by insulin, Marks said investigators need foresight to collect the right evidence and perform the right tests in a timely manner.
  — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2019
• Protect Your Appliances Some of the most expensive items in your home are appliances, but they can be protected with a bit of foresight.
  — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2024
• How the first four states could split The four states-four winners scenario isn't hard to draw up — although doing so lacks the foresight of momentum shifts and twists and turns that could alter the race in the weeks to come.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2019
• Speed's company had the foresight to know getting THC beverages into traditional liquor stores wouldn't be easy.
  — Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 25 Sep. 2024
• Some organizations are already well along in reclassifying workers, whether through foresight, good luck or government mandates.
  — Joshua Kosman, SFChronicle.com, 22 Dec. 2019
• This was understandable, given the difficulty of foresight and the unprecedented nature of the arrangement.
  — Brian Wong, Time, 30 Oct. 2019
• Mr Padgham’s foresight was not enough to keep out the virus.
  — The Economist, 20 June 2020
• Etiquette does ask you to try to share the fruits of your foresight.
  — Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2023
• But nobody had the foresight to tell us to take time off.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2023
• To that effect, the end of the world needs someone with enough foresight to set the reminder.
  — Edmund Arévalo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
• Another is the foresight to know that the tides will one day turn.
  — Brendan Ciecko, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2021
• But not everyone has the foresight, the time or the funds to build such a shelter.
  — New York Times, 14 Dec. 2021
• As in, that is an insane amount of foresight, even for this guy.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 17 June 2022
• That was a good foresight for us for what was coming up.
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 9 Nov. 2022
• That may well be, but it could have been handled with more foresight and grace.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 19 Dec. 2022
• Those with the foresight to get their Purosangue orders in early shouldn’t have to wait too much longer for the SUV.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2022
• But that foresight provides her no clue as to how far off that event might be.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 6 Jan. 2022
• The foresight part involved his three children, who are between the ages of 12 and 14.
  — Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2022
• The moment of foresight was spurred on by the loss, which killed any hopes of a seven-win season.
  — Giana Han, al, 7 Dec. 2020
• President Joe Biden had the foresight to have her waiting in the wings for her new role.
  — Star Tribune, 14 Feb. 2021
• This is one of those cases where a little foresight goes a long way.
  — Elizabeth Sheldon, House Beautiful, 1 Oct. 2020
• Someone had the foresight to save these works, and others brought them back to glory.
  — Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 25 Oct 2024