beforehand
Example Sentences
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He showed it to Altman beforehand, who declared it “tough but fair.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
People who placed the flurry of futures trades beforehand likely pocketed tens of millions of dollars, according to calculations by a market operator for AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
When Schilling revealed her illness in 2023, she said she developed severe stomach cramps a few months beforehand and was initially told she had constipation.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
“If people knew beforehand, they would’ve parked their cars here.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
He endeavored to trap and nourish the impression in order to predict, and perhaps even control, what incident would occur next, but the afflatus melted away unproductively, as he had known beforehand it would.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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