formerly
adverb
for·mer·ly
ˈfȯr-mər-lē 
ˈfȯr-mə-
1
: at an earlier time : previously
2
obsolete
: just before
Examples of formerly in a Sentence
He was formerly a congressman.
the newspaper formerly known as “The Newsprint”
Recent Examples on the Web
The interior of the capsule was created by Frank Stephenson, who formerly led design efforts at Ferrari, Maserati, and McLaren (and famously designed the next-generation Mini in 2001).
—
Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
Metro Nashville police confirmed with a post on X (formerly Twitter) on April 7 that Wallen had been arrested for allegedly throwing a chair off the roof of a Nashville bar around 11 p.m. that night.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Other versions of the claim were shared on Facebook, Instagram and X, formerly Twitter.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Swider was formerly a director at Benessere, according to his LinkedIn profile.
—William Turton, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Windsor Pointe opened in spring 2022 with 50 apartments for low-income households, including formerly homeless veterans and the seriously mentally ill, in two separate buildings several blocks apart on Oak and Harding streets, just west of Interstate 5.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
What this means is that formerly slow hours and days for restaurants, movie theaters, amusement parks, and countless other entertainment options not yet formed will gradually be erased by prosperous people in possession of both time and money at varying times, but seven days per week.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Another version of the claim spread widely on X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
The series formerly known as Career Opportunities in Murder and Mayhem has a 55 percent score among critics and 66 percent rating with viewers on Rotten Tomatoes.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
Ben Oliver, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
Metro Nashville police confirmed with a post on X (formerly Twitter) on April 7 that Wallen had been arrested for allegedly throwing a chair off the roof of a Nashville bar around 11 p.m. that night.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Other versions of the claim were shared on Facebook, Instagram and X, formerly Twitter.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
Swider was formerly a director at Benessere, according to his LinkedIn profile.
—William Turton, WIRED, 10 Apr. 2024
Windsor Pointe opened in spring 2022 with 50 apartments for low-income households, including formerly homeless veterans and the seriously mentally ill, in two separate buildings several blocks apart on Oak and Harding streets, just west of Interstate 5.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
What this means is that formerly slow hours and days for restaurants, movie theaters, amusement parks, and countless other entertainment options not yet formed will gradually be erased by prosperous people in possession of both time and money at varying times, but seven days per week.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
Another version of the claim spread widely on X, formerly known as Twitter.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
The series formerly known as Career Opportunities in Murder and Mayhem has a 55 percent score among critics and 66 percent rating with viewers on Rotten Tomatoes.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Formerly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/formerly. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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formerly
adverb
for·mer·ly
ˈfȯr-mər-lē
: at an earlier time : previously
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