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Examples of erstwhile
erstwhile
I sat on a bench at the edge of the erstwhile dooryard and listened to warblers.
From the theatlantic.com
Erstwhile Yahoo executive James Pitaro was named DIMG's co-president in October.
From the variety.com
He had expected Andy Robinson, his erstwhile confrere, to go for size, not pace.
From the guardian.co.uk
And is the erstwhile Friends star getting her brood on with beau Justin Theroux?
From the nzherald.co.nz
So what leverage does Turkey actually have over its erstwhile Ottoman dominion?
From the economist.com
Such is the absolute dominance of the erstwhile toilet handle-maker from Stoke.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Dozens of concealed microphones relayed the erstwhile Deputy Fuhrer's every yawn.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Erstwhile bartender Laura Kellison created this for a regular customer one night.
From the newsobserver.com
Last week, the erstwhile growth stock scraped lows it hadn't seen in eight years.
From the chron.com
- Erstwhile(a): belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
- Once: at a previous time; "at one time he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"; "she was a dancer once";
- Former, previous; Formerly; in the past
- At one time, for a time.
