whilom
Example Sentences
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Five years ago, the whilom Senator Magnus Johnson of Minnesota, and the Hearst press, suggested Dr. Copeland for President.
From Time Magazine Archive
After him scuttled his whilom "Prime Minister," the recently proud and pompous Wang Ching-wei.
From Time Magazine Archive
Believing as he still does that he is God's anointed, the whilom All Highest feels a duty, a pious obligation to preach.
From Time Magazine Archive
Miss Bennett,* whilom "Baby Eva Tanguay" of vaudeville, looks like a street cherub with the legs of a high-jumper.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I wouldn't be certain," said the whilom Mrs. Ramsay.
From The Tigress by Warner, Anne
