How to Use go before in a Sentence

go before

phrasal verb
  • So, may the force be with you—where no man has gone before.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 July 2024
  • Disney aims to have the project go before the council for a vote by the end of 2024.
    Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
  • What was the object that nerved us, or those who went before us, to this choice?
    Lincoln Caplan, The New Yorker, 4 July 2024
  • There’s not a record of the case going before a grand jury.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2024
  • What’s that saying about the pride going before the fall?
    James Grebey, Vulture, 16 June 2023
  • Court records do not currently list when the case will go before a judge.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2024
  • The next one is going to be set in the deep sea, somewhere the series has never gone before.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 27 July 2023
  • The charges will go before a panel of 18 ICC judges to review the evidence.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024
  • Here, a look back at some of the talented women who've gone before her.
    Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 27 June 2023
  • The federal government has asked the US Supreme Court to review the law, and that case could go before the court next term.
    Jen Christensen, CNN, 2 July 2024
  • According to the outlet, the Supreme Court case is set to go before a jury in early 2025.
    Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • That’s almost twice as long as the drones can go before their batteries run out.
    Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024
  • But the idea that his beautiful, sweet, tranquil wife would go before him?
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 22 July 2024
  • After months of legal wrangling, the case went before the Colorado Supreme Court.
    Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 6 Feb. 2024
  • How far can the state go before a serious outbreak hits?
    Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Larry Connor plans to go where few have gone before – to the Atlantic Ocean depths to get a look at the wreckage of the Titanic.
    Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 28 May 2024
  • Big numbers get thrown around, the dire state of the media is analyzed, and mega-deals go before the board, whose votes need to be courted.
    Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
  • For the live-action shoot on The Peasants, around half the action was done on soundstages with big set pieces and the other half went before a green screen.
    Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Because of the nature of the alleged crime, the case must go before a grand jury within 21 days, Gladson said.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
  • There is much to bear mute evidence of the loving care of the generations that have gone before.
    Bill Frist, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • On May 25, the statues’ fate went before the Public Space Committee.
    Noreen Malone, New York Times, 1 June 2023
  • Brooks is the only mayor who went before the Appraisal Review Board for a hearing.
    Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Since 2014, many of those cases have gone before Hinson, a Lewis County native with icy blue eyes and gray hair.
    Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The plan has to go before Cincinnati Planning Commission and will get a council vote.
    The Enquirer, 29 Jan. 2024
  • In the wake of George Floyd's death, Scott went before Congress giving a speech on his own racial experiences.
    Abc News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Pope went before Murray, because his paper was in the Eastern time zone.
    Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Sheepshead have the uncanny ability to snatch your bait so quickly that it’s gone before the bite even telegraphs to your rod tip.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Holly will not go before a jury, but a judge who alone will determine his fate.
    Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The bulk of the clothing Cram and James acquire for their bus come from rack houses, which Cram said are the last place textiles go before they’re thrown into landfills.
    Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 July 2023
  • What's next: The measure will go before the Ohio Ballot Board, where the ballot language will be reviewed and potentially changed.
    Sam Allard, Axios, 29 July 2024

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