How to Use go before in a Sentence

go before

phrase
  • Why not stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before you?
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 20 May 2025
  • Check towels to make sure stains are fully gone before drying them.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The first episode of the great, long-running show boldly went where no man had gone before 60 years ago today.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • How far will this go before anyone starts saying this is unacceptable?
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • 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
  • Now the matter will go before the entire Senate, where the vote would be subject to the filibuster.
    — Daniel Payne, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026
  • It’s been 60 years since Star Trek first allowed viewers to boldly go where no one has gone before.
    — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Under the old policy, appeals went before the library system's board.
    — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
  • He was supposed to go before a judge in late July but the hearing was postponed until at least late August, records show.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The rezoning decision should go before City Council next month.
    — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Police Chief Richard McQuade went before the town council to push to keep their cameras.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The permits will eventually go before a city hearing officer for a decision, although no date has been set.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Buckley said Simon will likely go before a review board that will evaluate his actions surrounding the crash.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Their case went before a district judge on Tuesday and could determine the future of the medical frailty exemption in over two dozen states.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 30 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
  • The hotel offers complimentary coffee and granola in the mornings—an easy grab-and-go before heading into the park.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Allen’s case goes before the Indiana Court of Appeals for an hour of arguments on Monday.
    — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • From the beginning, they were built around the idea of going somewhere Japanese boy groups hadn’t necessarily gone before.
    — Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
  • But by the time officials reach the Premier League, most are resilient and resolute enough to set aside what has gone before and referee what is put in front of them.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 15 Sep. 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
  • The case went before Carter, who also oversees a six-year-old case in which the city and county are accused of inadequately addressing homelessness.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • In April 2018, the island’s drug crisis went before Brun and the County Council.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
  • We’ve been told that Juliette is a once-in-a-generation leader, capable of pushing a rebellion further than it’s ever gone before.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Horner pleaded guilty to murdering the first-grader in April, but still went before a jury to determine if he should be sentenced to death, which the jury signed off on in May.
    — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 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
  • The drug, camizestrant, in combination with another medicine did not outperform standard treatment on a measure of how long patients went before their cancer progressed.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In El Dorado’s case, a judge ruled that the petition can go before voters and that the outcome of that vote will be binding, according to court documents.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Orndorff’s allegations went before the AAU’s Board of Review a month later.
    — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 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

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