beforehand

Example Sentences

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The actor disclosed his ALS diagnosis to Levinson a few months beforehand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Shortly beforehand, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reportedly told Fox News that the prospect of in-person talks had been discussed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

People who placed the flurry of futures trades beforehand likely pocketed tens of millions of dollars, according to calculations by a market operator for AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

For Spider-Man fan Bella Prichard, the trailer release, and process of piecing parts of it together beforehand, was "one of the coolest activations possible."

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

He tried to live entirely off the country—and he tried to do it without bothering to master beforehand the full repertoire of crucial skills.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer