beforehand

Example Sentences

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She said discussions with a grieving family get "more difficult" if there hasn't been a family conversation beforehand or a registered decision.

From BBC

"We should be doing much more to hold on to our traditional support," Labour MP Steve Witherden told AFP beforehand, adding that his party can still "remain the natural home of the left".

From Barron's

If you know you’re overly reactive to certain conversations, let your partner know beforehand so that they aren’t caught off guard in the moment.

From MarketWatch

Trust executives had gone public about their impending collapse a month before they sent their letter to the city, and had communicated the dire outlook to city officials months beforehand.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the five people named as fatalities in the mass shooting in Philadelphia on the night of July 3 was killed 44 hours beforehand, the city’s police department said on Sunday.

From New York Times