Examples of henceforward in a Sentence
you have sworn to tell the truth in this court, and henceforward you are bound by your oath
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Because robots present profound risks to humanity, all work on A.I. will be henceforward discontinued.
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Jay Martel, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Borgnine will henceforward be recalled as the good, honest, 100% human fellow, trying to discover a romantic life for himself, with plenty of handicaps, in a picture that may well be remembered as long as pictures themselves are remembered.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
The party has been cited as the reason why balls were henceforward held in other venues, says Anthony.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2017
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Jay Martel, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Borgnine will henceforward be recalled as the good, honest, 100% human fellow, trying to discover a romantic life for himself, with plenty of handicaps, in a picture that may well be remembered as long as pictures themselves are remembered.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
The party has been cited as the reason why balls were henceforward held in other venues, says Anthony.
—Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, 19 Jan. 2017
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“Henceforward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/henceforward. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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henceforward
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hence·for·ward
hen(t)s-ˈfȯr-wərd 
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