Former means Previous. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like past or latter.

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Former meaning

  1. Previous.
  2. First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.

Synonyms of Former

past latter first other early previous late sometime quondam onetime old erstwhile number one

Example sentences (20)

A former teacher at Caprock Academy has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 16-year-old former student in 2022.

And Hillary Clinton, both a former first lady and former secretary of state, simply tweeted: 'Her name is Dr. Jill Biden.

All but former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie raised their hand.

And former BBC presenter James Naughtie and former member of MI6, Charles Cumming will discuss the espionage novel in the 21st century.

Along with McClain and Pramaggiore, those on trial include former ComEd lobbyist John Hooker and former City Club President Jay Doherty.

A former fighter pilot being held at a maximum security prison at the behest of the is 'a shadow of his former self', his wife has claimed.

And the former Rangers boss insists it's time to get former pros in the VAR control centre.

Brooks, a former senior banking regulator, led operations at the cryptocurrency exchange after replacing former CEO Kathryn Cooley on May 1, 2021.

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Adeyeye E. Ajayi, a personal aide to former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has debunked rumours flying around social media that the former Head of State is dead.

A former senator, Shehu Sani, has said President Bola Tinubu's nomination of former governors, especially Nasir El-Rufai from Kaduna State may turn out to be a tragedy.

According to him, Sen. Kalu stands out with experience as a former House of Representatives member, former governor and a member of the Nigerian senate in the last eight years.

A former priest at St. Mary Catholic Church has been restored to the ministry after the Archdiocese of Denver found he committed no wrongdoing as alleged by a former altar boy.

Former President Barack Obama, former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Joe Biden were expected to give eulogies.

More than 24 party MLAs and 50 former ministers, former MLAs and former MPs, besides senior leaders, were present at the programme.

You can see senators, former governors, former deputy governor, former member of the House of Representatives, so this is a star studded team.

The sheriff also thanked former chief deputies, former sheriff’s department officers and deputies, former investigators, former district attorneys.

They include former Senate president, David Mark; former governor, Gabriel Suswam and former Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro, among others.

Many of them are former, or former members of Congress or congressional staffers, ” that takes advantage of their ability to lobby former colleagues.

Former colleagues have also spoken out about the star, including former creative director Quinn Whitney Wilson and former dancer Courtney Hollinquest.

Its board includes former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, former Secretary of State George Shultz and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Michael Mullen.

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Common combinations with former

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "former" in a sentence?
An example: "A former teacher at Caprock Academy has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 16-year-old former student in 2022." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "former" from real English texts.
What does "former" mean?
Former means: Previous.
What are synonyms of "former"?
Common synonyms of "former" include: past, latter, first, other, early, previous, late, sometime. Plus 5 more synonyms.
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Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "former", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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