How to Use furtherance in a Sentence

furtherance

noun

• 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
• The maximum sentence for firing a weapon in furtherance of a crime is life in prison.
  — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 14 June 2024
• 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
• There could also be a furtherance of vehicle-free days on Fifth Avenue.
  — David Moin, WWD, 12 Aug. 2024
• 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 | [e-mail], 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
• The four men have also been charged with additional counts that fall under Hobbs Act robbery, as well as with brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 24 July 2024

Last Updated: 2 Dec 2024