How to Use go before in a Sentence

go before

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  • Should an agreement be reached, the bill could go before both chambers for a final vote as early as Tuesday.
    Samuel Petrequin, Fortune, 20 July 2026
  • This World Cup, like many that have gone before it, has been an incredible success.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Ensure the stain is fully gone before drying—once heat sets it in, removal becomes significantly harder.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
  • When the project went before the council last year, Roger Dickinson, who represents the area, said several neighbors had concerns.
    Theresa Clift july 23, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
  • At each meeting, dozens of pieces of legislation go before the council — some high-profile, others just to keep the lights on at City Hall (literally).
    Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • My problem is the kart path along the road has 3 or so feet of grass between it and the road, then suddenly the grass narrows and is eventually gone before going over the bridge and everything is squeezed together.
    Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • Glasner — like the four managers who went before him last season — has spoken positively about the quality James McAtee has shown on the training ground.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Rather, the department outlines a checklist developers must complete to get a stamp of recommendation from city staffers before going before the Commission.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
  • The expansion will go before the Yolo County Planning Commission at a special meeting Thursday.
    Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • In fact, with its ultra-sensitive infrared vision, the JWST has been able to peer into the heart and inner workings of Centaurus A like no telescope that has gone before.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 July 2026
  • In 2022, Morocco went where no team from Africa had ever gone before – becoming the first Arab and African nation to reach the semifinals of a World Cup.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Before Stewart’s pair of bills went before the council, the Guard Alliance had initially drafted a similar moratorium and proposed it individually to City Council members.
    Ilana Arougheti july 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
  • Tuesday’s vote is a win for Fifield, which has had to go before several city boards for approval before reaching commissioners, including the city’s highly influential Board of Architects and Planning and Zoning Board.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • Kevin Warsh testimony The new chairman of the Federal Reserve goes before the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday after being on the House side Tuesday.
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 14 July 2026

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