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Example Sentences

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Investigators say he was in the area working as an Uber driver and dropping off passengers on New Year’s Eve near an area where he formerly lived.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Andy Leisner, an e-mobility consultant who was formerly chief executive of the e-moto company Rawrr, estimated that up to 80% of the bikes are bought through e-commerce platforms and delivered straight to the customer’s driveway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Now, with the Anthropic and Google agreements, SpaceX’s AI business, formerly xAI, has secured $26 billion in annual revenue in a matter of weeks, to help mitigate those losses.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

In one fell swoop, Congress used its guarantee clause authority to establish multiracial democracy where human bondage had previously held sway, enfranchising huge numbers of formerly enslaved Black Americans and remaking Southern society.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

When prefixed to the name of an office, ex- denotes that the person formerly held the office named: as, ex-mayor, the former mayor.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton