A front-page article or picture appears on the front page of a newspaper because it is very important or interesting.
...a front-page article in last week's paper.
front page in British English
(frʌnt peɪdʒ)
noun
1.
the first page of a newspaper on which is the main story or headline
The Guardian's front page carries a photograph of the two foreign ministers
2. to make the front page
adjective
3.
important or newsworthy enough to be put on the front page of a newspaper
a front-page article in last week's paper.
front-page in British English
noun
(modifier)
important or newsworthy enough to be put on the front page of a newspaper
front-page in American English
(ˈfrʌntˈpeɪdʒ)
US
adjective
1.
printed or fit to be printed on the front page of a newspaper; important or sensational
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈfront-ˈpaged or ˈfront-ˈpaging
2.
to print on the front page of a newspaper
Examples of 'front page' in a sentence
front page
The diary first appeared in 1966 on the same day that we replaced classified ads on the front page with news.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But after being successfully kept under wraps for months, their love match exploded on to the front pages this week.
The Sun (2016)
It made front page news in the Netherlands where it was hailed as progress, an overdue victory for fair play.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That euro crisis that left the front pages last year could find its way back on.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The next morning it was front page news.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Please give us news on the front page.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Or for that matter help the government get the bad news off the front pages.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He makes front page news for all the wrong reasons.
The Sun (2010)
He made himself front page news day after day.
The Sun (2011)
The relationship becomes front page news and the public is divided about the love cheat and what should happen next.
The Sun (2010)
Photographs on the front page of Hello!
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Each has a fab front page headline from our first 40 years.
The Sun (2009)
Each has a fab front page from the last 40 years.
The Sun (2009)
The result made front page news in Japan.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It was certainly convenient that the announcement pushed off the front pages photographs of her splayed across a sofa and rolling on the floor with a kitten.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A good front page, with two strong stories.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
On which front pages can I see them?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This week 's front page of Hello!
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The Weatherfield Gazette recorded the tram crash on its front page this week.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
None of them had seen the front page of The Favourite.
The Sun (2014)
I like the snappy nature of the front page headlines, it's wicked.
The Sun (2009)
But due to the violence by a minority of protesters there were front page headlines and wall-to-wall TV coverage.
The Sun (2010)
Instead, the former PM tried to make light of our front page story yesterday exposing the incorrect allegations.
The Sun (2011)
A quick glance at the front page last week found headlines about Egypt - with no reporting on the front page.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I think the front page headline is the best I have seen during my entire life.
The Sun (2016)
So it was no surprise when his views on immigration became front-page news last week.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The press had picked up on it and made it front-page news.
Christianity Today (2000)
The job does not become any easier when the blunder becomes front-page news.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The front-page news we had become was a bit of a surprise.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The front-page report about the lack of diversity in the judiciary was a very interesting read.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Why is this story not front-page news?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The story made front-page news and many people were taken in.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The front-page story deals well with the balance to be kept between safety and commercial interest.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It will be a big front-page story tomorrow.
Leo McKinstry Sir Alf: A Major Reappraisal of the Life and Times of England's Greatest FootballManager (2006)
They would not be front-page news.
The Sun (2014)
This led to another front-page story.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You'll be front-page news in hours.
The Sun (2014)
They go home with them afterwards and it's front-page news.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It baffles us how the Baftas were considered front-page news.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Indeed, her scandalous behaviour was regular front-page news in her own day.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
If they died tomorrow, would they make front-page news?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Coal might be front-page news again, for all the wrong reasons.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The runner-up would have been a front-page story.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There could be no doubt as to the choice of the front-page story as the Italian job continues to run and run.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The important question is whether the rest of the news is being neglected, and the choice of front-page picture is no indication of that.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
front-page
British English: front-page ADJECTIVE
A front-page article or picture appears on the front page of a newspaper because it is very important or interesting.