theretofore
IPA: ðɛrtʌfˈɔr
adverb
- Until that time.
- Before that.
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Examples of "theretofore" in Sentences
- “My father served in World War II,” he told the veterans theretofore unaware that Kenyan third graders fought in the big one.
- But Bently, with a light upon his countenance such as theretofore had ne'er been seen on sea or land, suddenly held up his hand.
- The Emancipation Proclamation was a landmark moment in American history - it recognized the rights of a people theretofore viewed as property.
- Both candidates insisted their administrations would be models of public integrity, surpassing the rectitude of any government theretofore known to man.
- Cockerington Princess, champion of her own sex, also came to gladden our eyes, while the converting into stables of theretofore unused stone winery buildings went apace ....
- But Mara couldn't finish the job in the general, after Schwartz mounted a write-in campaign and theretofore Democrat Michael A. Brown renounced his party membership to win a seat reserved for a non-Democrat.
- He accomplished this in a time when being black was reason enough to be victimized; being black and successful in what theretofore was a white sport was simply unacceptable, and the 'incumbent' thugs weren't shy about letting you know it.
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