How to Use precursor in a Sentence

precursor

noun

• The Tab A8 is a nice step up from its precursor, the A7 (above).
  — Sascha Brodsky, Popular Mechanics, 21 Oct. 2022
• He’s got the movie, he’s got the precursors, and he’s got the narrative.
  — Vulture, 12 Jan. 2024
• That stretch in the second quarter, just like the one in the third and the one fourth might be a precursor to change.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2024
• The mother plans to file a claim, a precursor to a lawsuit.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2023
• The nose has a subtle hint of fresh ginger, a precursor of what’s to come.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 7 May 2023
• As football grew in the 1880s, so did the precursor to the modern tailgate.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 8 Sep. 2022
• All of this was a precursor to the Trump years, when the fringe finally became the dominant force in the GOP.
  — TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
• The season might be a precursor to even greater achievements.
  — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2022
• But all of that is just a precursor to the actual feeling.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2022
• Yet more than one million households enrolled in the first week after the precursor to the ACP launched in May 2021.
  — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 May 2024
• The team replaced the precursor with a bag of sand, put a tracking device on the package and followed it to San Diego.
  — Erin Patrick O'Connor, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2022
• This, the researchers believe, could be a precursor to joking in our own species.
  — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
• The question now is whether Wednesday’s increase is just a blip or the precursor to the return of higher prices.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Sep. 2022
• If this is a precursor to a sophomore album, there may already be an early contender for the best of the year.
  — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2023
• And really that's a precursor to thinking about the hush money deal that is central to the charges in the case, which is the one that involves Stormy Daniels.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
• In her hands, scripture becomes a precursor to the novel.
  — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2024
• That outcome would be the precursor for a 5-for-20 evening at the plate with runners in scoring position.
  — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2023
• The touchdown was more for show than a precursor to a positional change.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 19 Sep. 2022
• But scientists note that small quakes like the one near Borrego Springs are rarely a precursor to a much larger event.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2023
• That turns out to have just been one of several precursors to this week’s move, according to Reuters.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2023
• Taking the time to plan your actions with precision is the precursor to your success.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
• One of the most striking illustrations of the existence of such target forms is the way a tube called the pronephric duct, a precursor to the kidney, grows in newts.
  — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 18 Apr. 2023
• Several insects, mites, and pathogens will take advantage of stressed plants, and drought can be one of the main precursors for dieback.
  — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
• That type of move is sometimes a precursor to a sale, although Malone denied the notion that the Braves could be changing hands.
  — Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
• The question will be whether this current unrest is a precursor to new eruptions.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2023
• The killing led to nationwide outrage in a precursor to the widespread social justice protests in 2020.
  — Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2023
• September 2nd brings fresh cosmic energy when the new moon sets in the sign of Virgo as a precursor to more changes.
  — Essence, 2 Sep. 2024
• Microsoft confirmed this week that Sydney was a precursor to the new Bing.
  — Bysteve Mollman, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2023
• Could Titan’s atmosphere be the key to the sort of rich chemistry that evolves into molecules that qualify as precursors of life?
  — Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
• As teens, the two flaxen-haired boys were naturals at making funny and engaging Vines, the six-second video app that was a precursor to TikTok.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024