whilom
Example Sentences
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General Russell will be succeeded by a U. S. Minister, Dana Munro, whilom chief of the State Department's Latin-American division.
From Time Magazine Archive
Said whilom Ambassador to Britain Charles Gates Dawes who attended, "I believe it is unprecedented for the accredited representative of a foreign power to submit himself to cross-examination."
From Time Magazine Archive
One question was whether he had given money to Albert Bacon Fall, whilom Secretary of the Interior.
From Time Magazine Archive
For some time the Russian Soviet Government has had as its Minister to Poland whilom aristocratic Prince Obolensky.
From Time Magazine Archive
A garden is a place where these two whilom foes—Nature and man—patch up a peace for the nonce.
From Garden-Craft Old and New by John D. Sedding
