How to Use prior in a Sentence

prior

adjective

• We have a prior claim to the estate.
• Do you have a prior history of back problems?
• The defendant had a prior record of convictions.
• I'm sorry, but we have a prior commitment and can't come tonight.
• The job requires prior experience in advertising.
• At each fork, the results of the prior decision guide the way.
  — Jessica Wapner, SELF, 7 Feb. 2019
• Signs of life had already begun to emerge the prior day.
  — Eliza MacKintosh, CNN, 15 May 2020
• But experts have a hazier view of the building wave than in prior years.
  — WIRED, 3 Aug. 2023
• Ginsburg was one of five votes that saved the law on two prior court challenges.
  — Darlene Superville, Star Tribune, 28 Sep. 2020
• These areas saw more of a mix of line drives and popups than the prior sections.
  — Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 7 May 2021
• Smith cannot leave the state without prior court approval.
  — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2020
• See the complete how-to video here and check out prior entries below.
  — Mike Rose, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2021
• Putin denied having prior knowledge of the decision to force the plane to land.
  — Mark Joyella, Forbes, 14 June 2021
• But for a single offense for a person with no prior record?
  — Paul Bond, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 May 2018
• The exact size of these bits depends on your level of prior knowledge.
  — Amina Youssef-Shalala, Quartz, 12 Oct. 2019
• Contrary to a prior report, the LaPlace name will be kept.
  — cleveland.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• See the complete ribs video and check out prior cooking how-tos below.
  — Mike Rose, cleveland, 25 June 2021
• What was clear was that the prior consensus approach hadn’t worked.
  — Rich Lowry, National Review, 15 Sep. 2020
• The overtime fund would require prior approval by the city council.
  — Anoa Changa, Essence, 10 Dec. 2020
• And that’s true even of judges who come to the Court with a fair amount of prior experience as judges.
  — Mark Tushnet, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2020
• But in the short term, the writers put on the dole have no easy way to show their prior work when seeking new employment.
  — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2017
• The judge denied a prior motion to dismiss last summer.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2023
• Those sentences could be increased based on the suspect's prior record.
  — Jennifer Hansler, CNN, 7 June 2018
• The Badgers, who had missed two prior games from their own outbreak, were out of luck.
  — Megan Ryan, Star Tribune, 10 Dec. 2020
• The victim also had prior arrests on drug and burglary charges.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 8 Nov. 2022
• The motion said prior settlement talks had not led to an agreement.
  — Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 19 July 2017
• Check out the complete loft tour and see prior real estate videos below.
  — Mike Rose, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2020
• See the celebrity closets video here and check out prior celebrity home tours below.
  — Mike Rose, cleveland, 18 June 2020
• The suspect was arrested and charged with a theft with two or more prior convictions.
  — Houston Chronicle, 15 June 2020
• Many of us had worked with Kurt Cobain over the prior three years, or his music had touched us deeply.
  — Dave Sirulnick, Variety, 16 May 2023

Last Updated: 27 Apr 2024