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Examples of previous to in a Sentence
his passport arrived just previous to his trip
Recent Examples on the Web
Interestingly the week previous to the tour's restart coincides with the Chiefs' bye week.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
Mario Lorenzo had sold, previous to my arrival, Wildside to Fremantle.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 16 May 2024
The only remaining flagship store previous to this announcement was one that occupies two levels at the American Dream mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2023
The owner previous to the Greenbackers had already sold the development rights to the state’s farmland preservation program.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2022
Chrishell was a practicing agent at another brokerage, many years previous to filming Selling Sunset.
—Robyn Merrett, PEOPLE.com, 26 Aug. 2020
Season of the Witch finds Romero crafting a film along the lines of Ingmar Bergman's work, which in the decade previous to this film's release were at the height of their popularity in the United States.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 19 Jan. 2023
This new reality is even scarier for women of color, women living in poverty, immigrant women, disabled women, and LGBTQA+ communities who, previous to the ruling, already lacked adequate access to reproductive care and were faced with a growing maternal mortality crisis in America.
—Alyssa Wright, Forbes, 29 June 2022
The letters also include his nomination of Forster to the Nobel Committee just seven years previous to his letter to Ozick.
—Alexander Chee, The New Republic, 21 Sep. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1698, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near previous to
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“Previous to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/previous%20to. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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