How to Use advance in a Sentence

advance

1 of 3 verb
Definition of advancenext
Synonyms for advancenext
  • The team advanced the ball steadily down the field.
  • The car advanced slowly down the street.
  • The sun slowly advanced across the sky.
  • The team did not advance beyond the first round of the play-offs.
  • She opened the door and advanced cautiously into the room.
  • As he advanced in age and stature he advanced in knowledge.
  • The film is advanced by an electric motor.
  • The company tries to keep up with advancing technology.
  • Our understanding of this disease has advanced rapidly in recent years.
  • But that wasn’t enough for Jaquez to advance past the first round.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
  • To advance, the team must hand the ball off to each other many times.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The Aztecs advanced the ball to the one-foot line over the next four plays, the last 10 yards on a run by Mayden.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Myles Straw sent a grounder to short and Naylor tried to advance to third.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The top two teams from each of the eight groups will advance to the knockout stage, which begins on Aug. 5.
    — Anne M. Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2023
  • The group stage runs from July 21-31, with the top teams advancing to the knockout stage.
    — Tim Chan, Variety, 19 July 2023
  • Still, the measure advanced from the committee on a 22-19 vote.
    — Michael Brice-Saddler, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The winner of the game will advance to the championship game, which will be played on Sunday.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Urías walked and advanced to third on a Connor Wong double.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • When Sledge and his handler arrived, the man advanced toward the two, police said.
    — Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
  • And if Musk’s team rooting around under Sin City can’t advance this strange year of the tunnel, what will?
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2024
  • For the man looking to advance his beauty routine, there’s also a pumice stone and emery boards.
    — Addie Morton, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The Tigers also advanced a runner to third base in the third inning, thanks to Meadows' leadoff walk.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Business at the Dashing Diner Uptown has picked up as the project advances.
    — Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
  • His forces later advanced along the route of the main M4 highway linking Moscow to Rostov.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 24 June 2023
  • The original plan was to put both bills on the floor and allow members to vote for them, and whichever one received the most votes would be the one the House advanced.
    — Reese Gorman, Washington Examiner, 11 Dec. 2023
  • In other words, the Israelis have been asked to fight with much less air power and artillery, and also to advance faster, to end the war sooner.
    — WSJ, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The longer answer involves a twist, which sees all five groups of contestants advance to the finale, with the judges’ scores from the semis carrying over.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 Nov. 2023
  • In fact, Guardians 3 was already snubbed in the makeup and hairstyling Oscar race, failing to make the shortlist of 10 films that advanced to the upcoming branch bake-off.
    — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The Tigers knocked out Tennessee in an elimination game, and beat Wake Forest in back-to-back games to advance to the final.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 27 June 2023
  • Tucker advanced to third on the play on a throwing error by right fielder Dylan Moore.
    — Kristie Rieken, oregonlive, 8 July 2023
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advance

2 of 3 noun
  • The workers won wage advances.
  • There have been few advances made in the treatment of this disease.
  • There has been little advance made in the treatment of this disease.
  • The new system represents a considerable advance over the old one.
  • The testers get the puzzles about three to four weeks in advance.
    — Saira Mueller, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Just make sure to book 72 hours in advance, and have your concert shoes packed and at the ready.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
  • These advances could help people live longer lives in the process.
    — Ellen Quarles, Fortune Well, 7 July 2023
  • Serve them with a red wine syrup; prepare the syrup in advance, but make the batter at the last minute.
    — Julie Giuffrida, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Each couple paid one-fourth of the total to the owner in advance.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • A lot of this is to do with this magic of the advances in language models.
    — WIRED, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Otherwise, the advance of this weak front will take the edge off the heat today.
    — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 6 July 2023
  • Pro tip: Call the restaurant to order whole ducks in advance.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • As 2023 comes to a close, I am struck by the advances that workers made this year, across sectors.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2023
  • There are ways to guard against this, and here are some precautions to take in advance.
    — David Nield, WIRED, 9 July 2023
  • The celeriac puree can be made in advance to save time.
    — Dan Lindbergand, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Test Kitchen Tip Make the squash blend and ricotta mixture, and slice the toast up to 24 hours in advance.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2023
  • After years of rapid advances against the disease, progress stalled around 2015.
    — Peter Sands, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The discovery, announced in March, was the first advance of its type since 1935.
    — Quanta Magazine, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Christon needs to get out in space more to take advance of his sprinter’s speed.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Buy tickets in advance, and put your name and song down before getting in line for the bar.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The extent of the cloud cover all hinges on how quickly a warm front advances eastward.
    — Elisa Raffa, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Last month, the Park Service drove potential bidders out to the sites in advance of the deadline.
    — Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2023
  • This sight is well worth queueing up for — or, buy your ticket in advance to save time.
    — Jamie Ditaranto, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2023
  • At the Springs, day passes must be purchased in advance through its website.
    — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Tickets are $8 in advance and $12 at the festival gates.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2023
  • Around the corner, Federer and his wife fended off a strange advance from a TV star who won’t be named.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The top eight teams after the second round advance to the quarterfinals.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • General admission tickets are $50 in advance and $65 the day of the event.
    — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2023
  • One critical step both companies took was to groom the co-CEO’s well in advance.
    — Dean Debiase, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Parking is $10 paid online in advance or $20 on day of visit.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
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advance

3 of 3 adjective
  • China didn’t get advance notice of the plan to shoot down the balloon.
    — Christian Hall, al, 5 Feb. 2023
  • First and most notably for each month are the advance monthly sales.
    — Grace L. Williams, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2021
  • The advance monthly payments would have been $550 each month for six months.
    — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 15 Jan. 2022
  • There’s been little advance word about what the new album sounds like.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The defendants weren't given advance notice of the suit, says Champ.
    — Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Each team plays in a round-robin tournament against the other nine teams, and the top four teams advance to the semifinals.
    — Analis Bailey, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The event is free and open to the public; advance registrations are required.
    — cleveland, 25 Mar. 2022
  • And new questions emerge about how the Secret Service handled advance warnings of the threat.
    — NBC News, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Schmidt said Matar got an advance pass to the event where the author was speaking and arrived a day early bearing a fake ID.
    — Hillel Italie, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022
  • All of the restaurants require advance reservations for dine-in.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 8 Feb. 2022
  • The 2022 festival was an advance sellout for the first time in its history.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Team USA still has work to do in order to qualify for the semifinals — only the top four teams advance from the round-robin.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2022
  • While advance tickets are sold out, walk-ups are welcome.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The top seven teams advance to the playoffs and with total victories being the first tiebreaker, the Galaxy would make the cut.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2021
  • The Woolsey Hall concert will be free, but will require advance reservations.
    — Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The teams compete throughout the season, and those that win their tournaments advance to the championship.
    — Gary Curreri, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
  • For children, the SPM rate more than doubled last year after the expiration of the advance child-tax credit.
    — Alex Tanzi, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Families with low incomes tend to use the advance money toward the basics.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2021
  • For some of the best fireworks views in the city, get advance tickets to the 360 Chicago observation deck at the former John Hancock Center.
    — Nicole Schnitzler, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2022
  • The two men claim neither was given any advance notice of the termination.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2022
  • Who needs to watch out: The IRS urged extra caution for those who received money through the advance child tax credit and the third stimulus payment in 2021.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The hot springs here are clothing-optional and require advance reservations for both day or overnight use.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2022
  • But every so often, someone like Ms. Trump dies and the desk doesn’t have an advance obituary prepared.
    — Emma Grillo, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022
  • These are all critical steps to not only advance careers but also for the success of the company.
    — Mike Whitmire, Forbes, 19 July 2022
  • Residents are given advance notice of the cleanup, and city and nonprofit staff are on hand to help pack up belongings.
    — Juliette Rihl, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2022
  • More than 36 million families across the country received advance money by the time the last payment was issued around Dec. 15.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The virtual event is free to the public with advance registration required via Eventbrite.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Feb. 2023
  • For the first time since 2019, the park won’t be requiring advance reservations for peak-hour day visits in summer, which may mean heavy traffic in Yosemite Valley.
    — Christopher Reynoldsstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2022
  • When Hampton watched an advance edit of the series with his family, the scenes of his tantrums left him embarrassed and frustrated.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The Dallas museum’s mission is to teach the history of the Holocaust and advance human rights through its holdings of items and documents.
    — Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2022

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