antecedent to
Example Sentences
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Wilson redefined “liberty” not as a natural right antecedent to the government, but as “the right of those who are governed to adjust government to their own needs and interests.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
The study attempts to put a new spin on the Triassic period by positing that the evolutionary antecedent to future dinosaurs was literally quite small.
From Salon • Jul. 9, 2020
He might take a slab of taro-based pa‘i‘ai, a thicker, stickier antecedent to poi, char it on the grill and slip it into a hamburger bun.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2018
"The Tortilla Curtain" may be the most obvious antecedent to "The Harder They Come."
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2015
Many years ago I lived in a house in Edinburgh, which belonged to my mother's relatives, and in which my maternal grandfather had died, several years antecedent to my own birth.
From Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas by Crowe, Catherine
