beforehand

Example Sentences

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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

“If people knew beforehand, they would’ve parked their cars here.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

That estimate relied on the assumption that sediment built up at roughly the same rate after the extinction as it did beforehand.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

There has to be limited risk of abuse, people need to have enough information to be able to self-select products, and patents must expire beforehand, McNamara added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Her entrance had clearly been arranged beforehand by the Headmistress.

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl