Vanguard in a sentence as a noun

A few years ago at least, it seemed like Ubuntu was the vanguard of the free software movement.

But he's not; he's at the vanguard of a trend, and is our best cautionary tale about what happens when people chase that trend.

And when you had the opportunity a decade or so ago, you were on the vanguard that led x86 server build-out with Linux, not Windows.

Pushing to a more infrequent release model might help enterprise customers but it absolutely crushes library developers in the vanguard working to make the Scala of tomorrow by fighting to get the language features of today.

Vanguard definitions

noun

the leading units moving at the head of an army

noun

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

See also: avant-garde

noun

the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"

See also: forefront