Sentence examples for Erstwhile from inspiring English sources

The word "erstwhile" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used to refer to something that was formerly or previously the case. Example: "The erstwhile champion struggled to regain their title after a long absence."

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Erstwhile

adjective

Former, previous.

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"And the erstwhile foreign pundits will soon realise that it is not 'game over for Mugabe' but a new game altogether, not only for Zimbabwe and its neighbours, but for Africa".

Tsotie's habitual warm smile is notably absent as she talks about the erstwhile occupant of room number six.

He dismembered myths, caught erstwhile authorities with their factual trousers down, gave a glimpse of a community history lived not apart from trees but with them.

If so, the one-man hurricane that is Kevin Pietersen made it a particularly blustery one after any hope of a return to the England team was effectively ended by his former captain, citing a "massive trust issue" between the batsman, his erstwhile team-mates and the board.

Sheepdrove is the creation of erstwhile publishers Peter and Juliet Kindersley and their team, headed by Charles Maclean.

In what will be the biggest push for peace in over a decade – in 2004 Greek Cypriots rejected what was then seen as the most sophisticated reunification plan for the island – the two men are acutely aware that time is of the essence if the erstwhile British colony is to be put back together again.

Its minimalism taps into a more optimistic idea of architecture, as does its erstwhile politics.

Half of those erstwhile hopefuls now know that they have no hope.

The tone was set the minute Nick Clegg took his first potshot at his erstwhile boss: everyone against David Cameron, big guns scrapping among themselves, smaller ones largely ignored.

There's a lovely, logical route along the coast, heading south from Sanlúcar de Barrameda (erstwhile home of Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan, and a gateway to the new world in the early 16th century) through the city of Cádiz, to the deservedly touristy Vejer de la Frontera, and the unspoiled beaches of Zahora, Zahara, Bolonia and Valdevaqueros, before ending up in Tarifa.

Adrian Packer, erstwhile principal of Everton free school, sponsored by the Premier League football club in Liverpool, appears to have had a sudden transfer over the summer, resurfacing at an even more high-profile institution.

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