How to Use prior to in a Sentence

prior to

preposition

• The last one came 10 days prior to his death.
  — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026
• About the fans who knew him prior to tonight and those who may know him a bit better now.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
• No parking signs will be posted prior to the event.
  — Holly Andres, Daily News, 6 Mar. 2026
• The two stars were married for seven years prior to their split.
  — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
• But prior to this daymare, too many of us had fallen asleep at the wheel.
  — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
• The gun was safely removed prior to his killing.
  — Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
• Scholz was charged prior to the law and cannot be retroactively charged through it.
  — David Clarey, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
• There was no public debate among the board members prior to the vote.
  — Logan Smith, CBS News, 15 June 2026
• The event was recorded close to Niland prior to this quake.
  — Ca Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
• If nothing else, Parsons should have been moved prior to the draft.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
• Markram was dismissed just prior to the halfway stage but Pant was still there.
  — ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026
• The strait, prior to the war, saw nearly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supply flow through it.
  — Justina Lee, CNBC, 18 May 2026
• Mitchell had been questionable just prior to the game with a head illness.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
• Again, no, that was oil that was on the water prior to March 11.
  — NBC news, 19 Apr. 2026
• Peppers can be stored in the freezer, but should be washed and cut prior to freezing.
  — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
• So that's magnified, but there's so many things that happened prior to that.
  — Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
• Schmitz also passed a background check prior to being hired.
  — Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
• In fact, prior to the announcement, most people hadn’t even heard of it.
  — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
• For best results, allow dish to thaw prior to baking.
  — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
• This will be the last league action prior to its one-month break for the World Cup.
  — Greg Cote may 24, Miami Herald, 24 May 2026
• Portland had one of the league’s worst records in the four years prior to making the playoffs this spring.
  — James Mirtle, New York Times, 2 June 2026
• Not one was published prior to 2019.
  — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
• Joel talks about how someone had given him the book years prior to us submitting it.
  — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
• O’Neal gave his take prior to the Smith and Barkley debate.
  — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
• Cunard guides guests through those steps prior to departure.
  — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
• Atlanta figures to be among the clubs most active prior to the deadline.
  — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 29 June 2026
• Schulz called the town home for four decades prior to his death in 2000 at age 77.
  — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
• The company had been trading at 12-year lows prior to the news.
  — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 29 June 2026
• The suspect fled the scene on foot prior to officers' arrival.
  — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
• The Warriors will look to make a massive move that puts them over the top prior to the trade deadline.
  — Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025