fore runner in a sentence

Examples

1. In 1938 the regiment was once again in the forefront of joint air ground operations when it used an auto-gyro ( a fore runner to the helicopter ) for fire missions and to recon firing positions.
2. "' Adam Beattie Gunn "'( December 24, 1872 & ndash; August 17, 1935 ) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the " All rounder ", the fore runner of today's Decathlon.