predate
Example Sentences
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But they may feel that “Starfleet Academy” has more in common with “Harry Potter” and the rest of the kids-at-boarding-school stories, a canon that would seem to predate the Big Bang.
In 2019, it was identified in the citywide survey of historic resources as a rare example of Shingle architecture that predates Hollywood’s consolidation with the city of Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times
Recruitment is a collective failing - and predates Amorim by a long way.
From BBC
The sport, which predates hockey by several decades, was brought to Montreal by Scottish emigrants during the colonial period, more than a half-century before Canada became a country.
From Los Angeles Times
They are still dealing with loans that predated the changes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
