before now
Example Sentences
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“People who didn’t care about politics before, now find it fashionable to express political views, to be concerned about the suffering of the people and to complain about authorities,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
"I want to take this opportunity to repeat my apology to the women and girls whose voices should have been heard long before now."
From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026
"The hymn was copied by children at school. It's unusual that such a popular text in its day was unknown to us before now," noted Jiménez.
From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025
For the Palace, there will be questions about why such longstanding problems around Andrew weren't dealt with before now.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
If it was still dark I turned up the light of the Chabe stove, and put a pan of ice brought in the night before, now thawed, on the stove to boil.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
