formerly

adverb for·mer·ly \ ˈfȯr-mər-lē , ˈfȯr-mə- \

Updated on: 12 May 2018

Definition of formerly

1 : at an earlier time : previously

2 obsolete : just before

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Examples of formerly in a Sentence

He was formerly a congressman.
the newspaper formerly known as “The Newsprint”

Recent Examples of formerly from the Web

The other option would be to move it to it to the U.S. Energy Department’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina, which formerly produced components for the nation’s nuclear weapons cache.

— Washington Post, "US to decide best site option for nuclear weapons production," 9 May 2018
The oldest of six Pence brothers, Greg Pence, 61, owns two antique malls and was formerly in the oil industry.

— tara golshan, Vox, "Greg Pence, Mike Pence’s older brother, is one step closer to serving in Congress," 9 May 2018
In the 1950s, parents and teachers at two formerly segregated elementary schools, John Quincy Adams and Thomas P. Morgan sought to facilitate integration there.

— allison keyes, Smithsonian, "A New Show About Neighborhoods Facing Gentrification Offers a Cautionary Tale," 9 May 2018
Christine Simmon is the executive director of the Biosimilars Council, a division of the Association for Accessible Medicines (formerly the Generic Pharmaceutical Association).

— christine simmon, STAT, "Games and greed delay the market entry of money-saving biosimilars," 9 May 2018
In addition to Karem, Embraer, and Pipistrel, Uber is partnering with Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences and Bell (formerly Bell Helicopters) to develop aircraft for the flying taxi project.

— andrew j. hawkins, The Verge, "Uber’s ‘flying taxis’ will be built by these five aerospace companies," 8 May 2018
Buroff, formerly of Orland Park but currently residing in Frankfort, has been a supervisor at several Wendy's restaurants in the areas of Frankfort, Mokena, Manteno, and Matteson.

— susan demar lafferty, Daily Southtown, "Wendy's supervisor charged with criminal sexual abuse in Mokena," 8 May 2018
Not to mention that Kathleen Rice, currently a Democratic congresswoman and formerly a respected Long Island prosecutor, has quickly signaled her interest in the job.

— chris smith, The Hive, "“It Won’t Change a Thing In Regard to Mueller”: Why Schneiderman’s Fall Won’t Hurt—And Could Actually Help—The Russia Investigation," 8 May 2018
Kim Yutani, formerly senior programmer for the Sundance Film Festival, is now its director of programming, festival director John Cooper announced late Monday.

— tre'vell anderson, latimes.com, "Sundance names Kim Yutani director of programming," 8 May 2018

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