beforehand

Example Sentences

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“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

More than 1,000 businesses had sought refunds beforehand, a number that likely will grow.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

If we wish on Earth to examine samples of Martian soil for microbes, we must, of course, not sterilize the samples beforehand.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan