just before

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The only other time it was above 40 in the 145 years of Shiller’s data was in the years just before and after the peak of the dot-com bubble in early 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Investors trying to ride the coattails of funds by buying SpaceX just before it gets included in the Nasdaq 100 or the S&P 500 may find themselves in a crowded trade.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

All items in the table should be checked just before the earnings are announced, for that would be the time to buy the straddles or strangles if they do satisfy the “count” requirement.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Officers responded to an emergency call in Manhattan and found the woman unconscious and unresponsive down the manhole just before midnight on Monday.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Some 330,000 enslaved people were brought to the future United States of America, starting in the earliest colonial days to 1775, just before the American Revolution.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis