Wondering how to use Hitherto in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as heretofore or yet.
Hitherto in a sentence
Hitherto meaning
- Up to this or that time.
- Up to this place.
- In speech or writing: up to this point; thus far.
Synonyms of Hitherto
Using Hitherto
- The main meaning on this page is: Up to this or that time. | Up to this place. | In speech or writing: up to this point; thus far.
- Useful related words include: so far, thus far, up to now, heretofore.
- In the example corpus, hitherto often appears in combinations such as: the hitherto, had hitherto, hitherto been.
Context around Hitherto
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hitherto
- In this selection, "hitherto" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, village, indians, styles, ungoverned, unheard and thought stand out and add context to how "hitherto" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include among a hitherto united kabba and and her hitherto good humour. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hitherto" sits close to words such as altman, announcer and aubameyang, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hitherto
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And hitherto, Geri has nailed her new persona. (8 words)
Presumably La'an has other, hitherto unrevealed powers beyond the ability to outdrink Klingons. (14 words)
I met and interacted with a large cross section of the Indians hitherto unknown to me. (16 words)
Several sources confirmed the report, and our reporter gathered that the hitherto sleepy town has been rocked by bloody cult gang wars and deadly killings in the last two years, with dozens of young men killed during the yuletide. (39 words)
Enugu State Commissioner for Transport, Dr. Obi Ozor, disclosed this on Saturday while briefing the press on the commencement of the project and the massive demolition of the former bus terminals and businesses that hitherto dotted the area. (38 words)
From the widespread impact the LP made, to the clipping of the wings of many state governors who hitherto saw themselves as tin gods, Nigerians have shown that they are ready to take their country. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to him, the good people of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa are steadily picking up their livelihood as the military, in collaboration with the government, is helping to restore governance to hitherto ungoverned areas.
After pioneering single mother Brownie Wise dreamt up the Tupperware party in 1951, thousands of women embraced the hitherto-unheard of opportunities that the brand afforded.
Along the way, the Federation's greatest alliances were tested, and they were forced to forge new bonds that were hitherto thought impossible.
From the widespread impact the LP made, to the clipping of the wings of many state governors who hitherto saw themselves as tin gods, Nigerians have shown that they are ready to take their country.
Having the longest placename in Europe put the village hitherto called Llanfair y Pwllgwyngyll on the map and brought in much-needed money from tourism.
I met and interacted with a large cross section of the Indians hitherto unknown to me.
In December 1977, a style of rule associated with medieval Europe was visited upon a hitherto obscure country tucked away deep in equatorial Africa.
In Ukraine’s neighbor Slovakia, a hitherto staunch ally, the opposition has won an election where military aid to the country has been announced.
It is this same Kolapo who deployed her professionalism as the Governor’s Media Consultant that came to thaw the congealed relationship that hitherto existed between the media and the government.
Presumably La'an has other, hitherto unrevealed powers beyond the ability to outdrink Klingons.
Several sources confirmed the report, and our reporter gathered that the hitherto sleepy town has been rocked by bloody cult gang wars and deadly killings in the last two years, with dozens of young men killed during the yuletide.
Shortly before presenting the APC Assembly candidate, Omodara told the participants that the move became necessary because some group of persons were trying to cause disunity among a hitherto united Kabba/Bunu LG.
Similarly, the cult status of brought in styles hitherto seen on most average men since the 1920’s – fierce undercuts, rounded shirt collars and a rugged suavity that’s defiantly non-dandyish.
The bars and clubs around the square seem to be rife with small bits of invented or leaked information that has turned some obstacles, hitherto considered insurmountable, into veritable blessings.
The officers advised the accused about the proper use of the emergency service and her hitherto "good humour" changed.
We will merit Karl Marx’s disdain of philosophers: “philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways.
And hitherto, Geri has nailed her new persona.
And it was Reagan who made the fundamental decision to take the battle to the Soviets the world over—in Afghanistan, Nicaragua, Angola, Mozambique, and other nations hitherto mysterious to the vast mass of Americans.
Combined with a growing regulatory labyrinth and hamstrung growth prospects, insurers are being forced to map a hitherto uncharted set of ops challenges.
Enugu State Commissioner for Transport, Dr. Obi Ozor, disclosed this on Saturday while briefing the press on the commencement of the project and the massive demolition of the former bus terminals and businesses that hitherto dotted the area.
Common combinations with hitherto
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: