just before

Example Sentences

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"Three days under surveillance, that doesn't bother us at all," one passenger, Roland Seitre, said just before taking off from Tenerife earlier Sunday.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Check them just before the earnings are announced, for that would be the time to buy them if they do satisfy the “count” requirement.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Grounding these dramatic acrobatics is that tree, which we first meet a decade or so shy of its 200th birthday, in a section set just before and then during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

It is often why you see a lot of the pushing and shoving taking place just before a corner taker delivers the ball into the box.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Soon it became obvious that I could only do three or maybe four lawns a day if I worked from just before dawn to just after dark.

From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen