theretofore

IPA: ðɛrtʌfˈɔr

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.