How to Use formerly in a Sentence

formerly

adverb

• He was formerly a congressman.
• An unexpected encounter with Rod Martin, formerly of the Oakland Raiders, set him on a new path.
  — Derrick Bryson Taylor, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
• Prosecutions of the formerly incarcerated for voting are not new.
  — Alexandra Arriaga and Nicole Lewis, al, 4 Nov. 2022
• Talia Jane, an independent reporter on X, formerly known as Twitter, shared quotes from people who knew Bushnell on her page.
  — Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
• Smith said in a May 16 post shared on X, formerly known as Twitter.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
• Shelton said as the crowd cheered, as seen in a video shared on X (formerly known as Twitter).
  — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
• Trending on Billboard Ye (formerly known as Kanye West), drops in on the second verse of the song that bounces along on a video game-like bed of synths and drums.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2024
• The singer quickly addressed the blunder to the audience in a clip that has since made the rounds on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.
  — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2024
• Earlier in the evening, fans cheered in delight as Kelce, in a video shared on X (formerly known as Twitter), made his way to his spot to watch the show.
  — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
• These guards and just over a third of the victims came from the same unit: the Dejen army division, formerly known as the 17th Division.
  — Katharine Houreld, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2022
• Gore appeared in court in a gray collared shirt, his formerly shaggy hair cut short.
  — oregonlive, 12 June 2023
• Of course, that shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who follows her on X (formerly known as Twitter).
  — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2023
• An outbreak of mpox — formerly known as monkeypox — spread around the world.
  — Farai Mutsaka, ajc, 16 Dec. 2022
• Home economics, a subject formerly taught in most middle or high schools in the United States, is largely a thing of the past.
  — Kelly Glass, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
• In a post on X, formerly Twitter, a photo shows Kelce amid a sea of attendees.
  — Kirby Adams, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024
• In April 2016, the actor shared this detail with his fans on the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter.
  — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2023
• Hitch, who formerly performed as Lil’ Boosie, began his career in the 1990s.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2023
• Season 2 ended with the soft opening of the Bear — formerly the Original Beef of Chicagoland — for friends and family.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
• Other officials in the region took to X, formerly Twitter, to mourn Brand’s death.
  — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024
• In exchange, the formerly stray cat spent his time roaming the ballpark, napping underneath the sun, and chasing away mice.
  — David Chiu, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
• But in the process many people were put out of work; rural and formerly industrialized sections of the country did not keep up with the big cities.
  — Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
• Ryan Verniere, formerly of video game banner Riot Games, has been hired as senior vp of story.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2023
• Adams' formerly ambitious artist who now takes care of her son full-time begins to grow more hair and her teeth begin to sharpen.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2024
• The show was previously staged in Houston — where Morey formerly ran the Rockets — and Denver.
  — Dan Gelston, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
• The reality star shares Stormi and her nine-month-old son (formerly known as Wolf) with partner Travis Scott.
  — Amanda Curran, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2023
• As of Thursday, the purview of this portion of the program, which formerly was an independent state agency, has been moved to the Office of the State Treasurer.
  — Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 1 June 2023
• The yard itself occupies a site formerly owned by cruise ship producer De Hoop that shuttered at the height of the pandemic.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 May 2023
• For example, joggers who formerly listened to music on a Sony Walkman flocked to the iPod.
  — Peter Cohan, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
• Kloots was formerly a Radio City Rockette and Broadway dancer.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
• In response, more than 16 nations paused contributions; the U.S., formerly the agency’s largest donor, continues to hold back funding.
  — Karl Vick, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024