whilom
Example Sentences
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One question was whether he had given money to Albert Bacon Fall, whilom Secretary of the Interior.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the same time, he delivered a few more oblique shafts at his chief tormentor, Senator William Fulbright, a whilom hero of the intellectuals.
From Time Magazine Archive
John Randolph Hearst Jr., 28, whilom journalist and grandson of William Randolph Hearst; and Patricia Lusk Tenny, 23, onetime Hearst magazine trainee; in Manhattan.
From Time Magazine Archive
Said whilom Ambassador to Britain Charles Gates Dawes who attended, "I believe it is unprecedented for the accredited representative of a foreign power to submit himself to cross-examination."
From Time Magazine Archive
So spoke Sydenham Morton, whilom Captain of Eton, now, in due course, having passed up to Kings, discussing ham-pie and audit, devils and coffee, while the June sun streamed through the large oriel windows.
From Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories by Ouida
