heretofore

Example Sentences

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“The amount of money that is coming into K-12 has heretofore been not witnessed,” district Chief Financial Officer David Hart told the school board.

From Los Angeles Times

They are also gearing up to gerrymander congressional districts with heretofore unseen technical precision.

From Washington Post

But even if it wasn’t, the mere existence of that research, heretofore a subject of obscure intra-scientific controversy, would become a matter of intense public attention and scrutiny.

From New York Times

It reads, in part: “This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor.”

From New York Times

It was fitting that on Good Friday, prelude to the miracle of the Christian resurrection, that my life was renewed by a reunion of friends — all twice-vaccinated — celebrated with the heretofore not-fully appreciated hug.

From Washington Post