beforehand

Example Sentences

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It is the corporate equivalent of applying a full face of makeup without doing the necessary skin-care prep beforehand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Shortly beforehand, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reportedly told Fox News that the prospect of in-person talks had been discussed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 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

"They gather the information beforehand to be more targeted," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

The short answer is that, just as there was a duel of words after the actual duel—won by Hamilton’s advocates—there was also a duel of words beforehand, which Burr won with equivalent decisiveness.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis