Sentence examples for before earned from inspiring English sources

In his previous game on Sunday, Hoffman pitched in setup relief for John Axford, a former independent leaguer who had never before earned a save.

Baseball author John Tierney wrote: "Joss is remembered for a remarkably low career ERA, but it should be noted that he pitched in a time before earned runs were compiled as an official statistic, and his career ended in 1910, before the American League introduced its new baseball in 1911, leading to a nearly 25 percent increase in runs scored".

And yet two-thirds of Apollo's associate-degree students leave before earning their degree.

Lamela finished calmly before earning Spurs their penalty when fouled by Djibril Paye after a mazy run.

Years before earning an NFL salary of nearly $14 million, Trumaine Johnson spent hours buying and selling houses and hotels.

"Women waited 144 years before earning suffrage.

He hit.403 before earning a promotion when Bobby Abreu was released.

Before earning his first loss, on Sept. 11, Face appeared in 53 games.

He worked as a miner and a logger before earning a teaching certificate from Nova Scotia Teachers College.

He worked at Donaldson , Lufkin & Jenrettebefore earning his business degree at Columbia Business School.

He served in the Navy before earning a law degree from the University of Michigan in 1949.