Definition of formerly
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:at an earlier time :previously
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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
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Okerstrom, formerly Expedia’s chief financial officer and executive vice president of operations, joined the company in 2006.
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The megachurch facility, formerly the 16,000-seat Compaq Center that was home to the Houston Rockets, was sold to Lakewood Church for $7.5 million in 2010, according to the Houston Chronicle.
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Formerly the site of the Enchanted Gardens antique mall, which was torn down in 2008, construction of the apartments began a short time later but was abandoned when the recession took hold.
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August 31, 1917 The following dispatch from Lowell tells of the probable death of Alva O'Brien, formerly a resident of Lake county: Aviator Alva O'Brien, a Lowell boy, has lost his life in a battle above the clouds with British flying forces.
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Meet Maverick or other dogs at the Meridian Canine Rescue (formerly Meridian Valley Humane Society) to fill out an application.
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InfoScheduleToWatchAllEpisodesClickHere Beckett, formerly the Amazon Andrea, trained at the Dudley Boyz’s Team 3D Academy in Kissimmee, near Orlando.
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The broadcasts show formerly divorced people going about their lives in a now common home, mostly avoiding one another but also spending time with the children.
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Strange, who was appointed to the seat formerly held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, placed second behind Moore in the first round of voting earlier this month and has struggled to excite Alabama's conservative, pro-Trump base.
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First Known Use of formerly
1534
FORMERLY Defined for English Language Learners
formerly
play
adverb
Definition of formerly for English Language Learners
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: at an earlier time : in the past
FORMERLY Defined for Kids
formerly
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adverb
for·mer·ly
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ˈfȯr-mər-lē
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Definition of formerly for Students
:at an earlier time
- They were formerly friends.
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