erstwhile

Example Sentences

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Compare that to the strapline you’d have to write for the erstwhile VW ID.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The erstwhile interim U.S. attorney, then, is in a pickle of his own making.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

By the early aughts, erstwhile edgy rock stars like Courtney Love and Nina Gordon swapped their torn fishnets and rumpled slip dresses for French manicures and blown-out coifs.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

A fifth consecutive league victory moved Niko Kovac's side to 48 points, within a victory of erstwhile runaway leaders Bayern, who can restore their six-point cushion with victory at in-form Hoffenheim on Sunday.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Vincent, the erstwhile evangelist, now living with a baker, spending his time drawing.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman