Wondering how to use Prior in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as anterior or antecedent.
Prior in a sentence
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Prior meaning
- Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous.
- More important or significant.
- Chiefly in prior probability: of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.
Synonyms of Prior
Using Prior
- The main meaning on this page is: Coming before in order or time; earlier, former, previous. | More important or significant. | Chiefly in prior probability: of the probability of an event: determined without knowledge of the occurrence of other events that bear on it, before additional data is collected.
- Useful related words include: anterior, antecedent, preceding, superior.
- In the example corpus, prior often appears in combinations such as: prior to, the prior, prior year.
Context around Prior
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 16 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Prior
- In this selection, "prior" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, years, hours, actual, year, permission and rents stand out and add context to how "prior" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 0 1 prior, 0 1 prior while the, prior year, days prior and months prior. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "prior" sits close to words such as located, operations and particular, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with prior
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Schafer noted Dillon has three prior felonies and four prior misdemeanors. (11 words)
Prior to processing, harvested hemp may not be commingled with cannabis from other lots or other material without prior permission from TDA. (22 words)
I also hadn’t realised that prior to her cardiac arrest, Chloe’s observations hadn’t been recorded for the 17 hours prior. (23 words)
The Average Hourly Earnings M/M is expected at 0.3% vs. 0.3% prior, while there’s no consensus for the Y/Y figure at the time of writing although the previous release showed an easing to 4.1% vs. 4.3% prior. (44 words)
In Q4, in Portland at Hassalo on Eighth, we saw vacant units at Hassalo lease at an average of approximately 6% over prior rents and renewal units leased at an average of approximately 8% over prior rates with minimal concessions. (40 words)
However Ms Parrin told the court the 25-year-old lifeguard did not attack Prior, and that at first she believed Prior was punching Mr Tomkins, but then she realised he had been stabbing him and there was “blood everywhere”. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
Represents the difference between prior year sales valued at the actual prior year foreign exchange rates and prior year sales valued at current year foreign exchange rates.
Because the Social Security Administration considers one's income from two years prior to the year in which benefits are received, planning must also begin two years prior to reaching age 65.
In Q4, in Portland at Hassalo on Eighth, we saw vacant units at Hassalo lease at an average of approximately 6% over prior rents and renewal units leased at an average of approximately 8% over prior rates with minimal concessions.
It is the confluence of degrees, the one above greater than the prior, and it tells us that the next high will be of even more importance than the prior high.
Medical cannabis revenue grew 25% in the prior quarter to $39.5 million but decreased 14% when compared to the prior year’s quarter.
The Core CPI Y/Y is expected at 6.8% vs. 7.1% prior, while the M/M reading is seen at 0.4% vs. 0.8% prior.
A majority of the characters people liked or wanted from the prior Deadpool films did not appear for more than a cameo or flashback and some did not appear at all despite prior set-up like Cable.
Bonus is expected at 3.9% vs. 3.8% prior, while the ex-Bonus measure is seen at 4.7% vs. 4.9% prior.
However Ms Parrin told the court the 25-year-old lifeguard did not attack Prior, and that at first she believed Prior was punching Mr Tomkins, but then she realised he had been stabbing him and there was “blood everywhere”.
I also hadn’t realised that prior to her cardiac arrest, Chloe’s observations hadn’t been recorded for the 17 hours prior.
Some of them are being implemented prior to this inquiry, some of them were actually in works prior to the incident," Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Paul Merriman told CBC News Friday.
The Average Hourly Earnings M/M is expected at 0.3% vs. 0.3% prior, while there’s no consensus for the Y/Y figure at the time of writing although the previous release showed an easing to 4.1% vs. 4.3% prior.
The Core CPI Y/Y is expected at 3.7% vs. 3.9% prior, while the M/M figure is seen at 0.3% vs. 0.4% prior.
The Core CPI Y/Y is expected at 4.9% vs. 5.1% prior, with no consensus for the M/M figure although the prior release showed a -0.3% fall.
The US CPI Y/Y is expected at 2.6% vs. 2.4% prior, while the M/M measure is seen at 0.2% vs. 0.2% prior.
The US Retail Sales M/M is expected at 0.0% vs. 0.1% prior, while the Ex-Autos M/M measure is seen at 0.1% vs. -0.1% prior.
Any import of equipment from “prior reference” countries will require prior permission of the government, the minister said, even as he reiterated that such permission won’t be available for either China or Pakistan, a perennially hostile neighbour.
Customers who have an appointment with PG&E will receive an automated call back within 48 hours prior to a scheduled visit, or a personal call from a PG&E gas service representative prior to a scheduled visit.
Prior to processing, harvested hemp may not be commingled with cannabis from other lots or other material without prior permission from TDA.
Schafer noted Dillon has three prior felonies and four prior misdemeanors.
Phrases with prior
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with prior
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- prior to 111×
- the prior 51×
- prior year 34×
- vs prior 13×
- days prior 11×
- years prior 7×
- months prior 7×
- prior while 6×
- of prior 6×
- in prior 6×